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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