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• Introduction
• The Idea Store
• Other Rich Sources of Ideas
• Getting From Idea to Plot Outline
• Outlining: Surprise Endings and Cliffhangers
• Outlining: Plot Twists and Tricks
• Outline Case Study
• Kids Are the Best Audience
• Writing for Different Age Levels
• Case Study: Comparing Young Adult and Middle Grade Fiction
• The Key to Scary Writing: POV
• Hook Readers Right Away
• How to Scare Your Readers
• Making Monsters
• Dialogue and Prose Style
• Mixing Horror and Humor
• Creating Middle Grade Characters
• Creating YA Characters
• Have Fun With Your First Draft
• Revising and Getting Feedback
• Developing a Book Series
• Borrow From Your Influences
• Writing as a Career
• Promoting Yourself
• Combating Writer’s Block and Developing Routines
• Twenty Story Ideas for You
• Exercises to Get You Going
• Conclusion