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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