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| Preface | p. 1 |
| Introduction | p. 4 |
| Sources of Fiction: Where and How to Find Material | p. 9 |
| Setting: Evoking a Vivid Sense of Place and Time | p. 26 |
| Character: Inventing Fictional People | p. 45 |
| Plot: Strategies of Organization and Structure | p. 64 |
| Point of View: Selecting the Best Viewpoint | p. 87 |
| Dialogue and Scene: Handling Dramatic Action | p. 110 |
| Beginnings and Endings: Options and Techniques for Opening and Closing | p. 130 |
| Description and Word Choice: Choosing Effective Details, Matters of Style | p. 151 |
| Voice: Finding the Narrative Voice, Creating the Voices of Characters | p. 170 |
| Revision: Transforming the First Draft into Finished, Polished Fiction | p. 190 |
| Short Stories | |
| "Father Sergius" | p. 207 |
| "Mademoiselle Fifi" | p. 245 |
| "My Oedipus Complex" | p. 256 |
| "A Composer and His Parakeets" | p. 266 |
| "Reply All" | p. 278 |
| "The Blue Hotel" | p. 286 |
| "The Monkey Garden" | p. 310 |
| "We Didn't" | p. 314 |
| Index | p. 324 |
| About the Author | p. 330 |
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