| Foreword |
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1 | (4) |
| How to Use This Book |
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5 | (2) |
| The Artist's Prayer |
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7 | (2) |
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Part One About Getting Started |
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9 | (54) |
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11 | (4) |
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15 | (2) |
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17 | (4) |
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21 | (4) |
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Where Do You Get Your Crazy Ideas? |
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25 | (8) |
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33 | (8) |
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When to Write and When to Edit |
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41 | (2) |
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Exercise the Storytelling Muscles |
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43 | (2) |
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45 | (4) |
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Don't Wait for Inspiration |
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49 | (2) |
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Beating the Blank Page: How to Jumpstart Your Story |
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51 | (2) |
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Three Ways to Breathe Life into Your Fiction |
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53 | (4) |
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Balancing Writing with Your Day Job |
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57 | (6) |
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63 | (26) |
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The Real Secret to Writing a Novel |
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65 | (4) |
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When is a Novel Not a Novel? |
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69 | (4) |
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Understand What Your Novel Is About |
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73 | (4) |
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77 | (4) |
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Creating Authentic Characters |
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81 | (4) |
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85 | (4) |
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89 | (28) |
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91 | (2) |
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93 | (2) |
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95 | (2) |
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97 | (2) |
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99 | (2) |
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101 | (2) |
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Mainstream and Literary Fiction |
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103 | (2) |
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105 | (2) |
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107 | (10) |
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117 | (72) |
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119 | (8) |
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The Essential Qualities of a Novelist |
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127 | (4) |
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131 | (2) |
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133 | (4) |
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Three Ways of Finding More Time to Write |
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137 | (4) |
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Five Essential Rules for Writing Better Fiction |
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141 | (4) |
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Five Lessons Writers Can Learn from Athletes |
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145 | (4) |
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Three Things to Remember When Writing Action Scenes |
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149 | (6) |
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155 | (2) |
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A Simple Trick to Keep Your Creativity Flowing |
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157 | (4) |
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161 | (2) |
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A Trilogy of Things I Learned While Writing a Trilogy |
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163 | (6) |
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Everybody's a Geek About Something |
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169 | (4) |
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Dealing with Writer's Block |
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173 | (8) |
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Beating Writer's Block with 100 Words |
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181 | (2) |
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How to Keep Being Creative in a Crisis |
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183 | (6) |
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Part Five About Getting Published |
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189 | (48) |
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Eight Steps to Becoming a Published Writer |
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191 | (4) |
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Publishing vs Self-Publishing |
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195 | (4) |
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Why Get an Agent, and What to Look For |
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199 | (2) |
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Ten Tips for Finding an Agent |
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201 | (4) |
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How to Write a Novel Outline |
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205 | (6) |
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How to Write a Novel Synopsis |
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211 | (6) |
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The Secret Formula for Writing an Effective Elevator Pitch |
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217 | (4) |
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How to Write a Cover Letter |
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221 | (4) |
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225 | (4) |
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229 | (4) |
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233 | (4) |
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Part Six About Being Published |
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237 | (66) |
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Becoming a Full-Time Author |
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239 | (4) |
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What to Look for in a Publisher |
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243 | (4) |
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Advances: How Do They Work? |
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247 | (4) |
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Advances: What to Do with Them |
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251 | (2) |
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253 | (2) |
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255 | (4) |
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Ten Tips to Deal with an Edit |
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259 | (4) |
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263 | (4) |
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Covers - The Front Cover, and Cover Copy |
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267 | (2) |
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269 | (2) |
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Ten Ways to Maximise Your Publicity and Marketing |
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271 | (4) |
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Ten Top Tips for Selling Books on Social Media |
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275 | (6) |
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281 | (4) |
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285 | (6) |
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291 | (12) |
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Part Seven About Gareth L. Powell |
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303 | (26) |
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305 | (8) |
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313 | (2) |
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Ten Books That Changed My World |
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315 | (10) |
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An Open Letter to an Ugly Duckling |
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325 | (4) |
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Part Eight Frequently Asked Questions |
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329 | (14) |
| Acknowledgements |
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343 | (2) |
| About the Author |
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345 | (2) |
| Credits |
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