Table of Contents

Preface                                                                     vi

Author’s Note                                                          iv

Chapters:

1. Origins                                                             3

2. Plot                                                                 12

3. Character                                                      34

4. Narration                                                       61

5. Irony                                                               82

6. The Fictional World                                    93

7. The Intellectual World                              102

8. Chapters                                                     108

9. Research                                                    127

10. Psychology of Creativity                        140

11. The Ethics of Writing                               171

12. Editing                                                         174

13. Publishing                                                  188

14. Final Thoughts                                          196

Attachments                                                         197

Endnotes                                                              204

Bibliography                                                        211

Index                                                                      215

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