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• Introduction
• Structuring Narrative: The Imperfect Puzzle
• Holding Readers: Tools for Engagement
• Holding Readers: Controlling Information
• Research
• Selecting the Story
• Developing the Story
• Developing the Story: Analogous Worlds
• Interviewing
• Characters: Descriptions
• Characters: World Building
• Character Case Study: "The Pitchman"
• Structuring Language
• Jargon
• Tone and Voice
• Humor and Melancholy
• Case Study: Language and Emotion in "Something Borrowed"
• Titles
• Drafts and Revisions
• When Your Story Enters the World
• Working as a Writer
• How to Read
• Who to Read
• Conclusion: A Theory of Other Minds