The Art & Craft of Story: 2nd Practitioner’s Manual, La Favorita Press, September 30, 2011.
INTRODUCTION
The State of the Industry: Fiction
PART 1: STORYTELLING
Chapter 1: Loving in the Time of Cholera with Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Chapter 2: Searching for Entertainment-Industry Intelligence
Chapter 3: How Stories are Written
Accepting the Gullibility of Being a Storyteller
Reviewing the Definition of a Story
Reviewing the Definition of Fiction
Reviewing the Purpose of Storytelling
Character Arc/Narrative Arc
Chapter 4: Relationship & Quest—the Only Two Stories
Mining Yourself
Distinguishing Between Together & Alone
Molding & Being Molded by Relationship
Aiming Past Ecstasy through Quest
Chapter 5: Reading with Attention
Reading for Plot Design
Reading for Character Development
Chapter 6: Creating Reader Addiction
Creating the Basic Tension in Character
Creating the Basic Tension in Plot
Chapter 7: Creating Reader Fulfillment
Touching Your Reader’s Core with Resonance
Playing Fair with Resonance
Chapter 8: Graphing in Three Dimensions with (x,y,z)—Theme
Chapter 9: Drawing a Visual Analogy
Drawing an Icon
Applying the Analogy to Storytelling