Contents
PREFACE: SOME OBLIGATORY BACKSTORY
Chapter 1 Introduction: What You Hold in Your Hand
Chapter 2 Aristotle’s Poetics: It’s All Greek to Me
Chapter 3 Motivating Factors: Why We Tell Stories
Chapter 4 Starting the Journey: Defining the Road Ahead
Chapter 5 Story: And I’m Sticking to It
Chapter 6 Ideas: Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
Chapter 7 Conflict: People Who Write Should Throw Stones
Chapter 8 Wholeness: We Need Some Closure
Chapter 9 Magnitude: It All Boils Down to One Thing
Chapter 10 Loglines: Putting It All Together (Part 1)
Chapter 11 Plot: Let’s Stay Connected
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