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Tables of Contents for Writer's Guide to Crafting Stories for Children
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
I Building Plans
In the Beginning
2
4
Discovering Your Story
6
12
From ABC to YA: An Overview
18
9
II Foundation & Structure
Structural Design
27
8
Breaking Ground: How to Begin the Beginning
35
9
The Beginning, Continued
44
12
The Spoiler Wars
56
6
The Mid-Story Crisis
62
5
Classical Drama in the Age of the Page-Turner
67
9
Journey's End
76
16
III Structural Supports
Scenes
92
19
Story and Quest Plot and Subplot
111
11
The Cast of Characters
122
20
Point of View
142
24
Inner and Outer Dialogue
166
8
IV Interior Designs
Promise, Premise, Theme and Moral
174
7
The Promise Continued: Voice and Tone
181
14
Narrative Authority: Setting and Senses
195
9
The Write Way
204
10
V Finishing Touches
Coming Unglued
214
3
The Care and Feeding of Your Creative Spirit
217
7
Afterword
224
2
Reading List
226
1
Touchstone Books
227
1
Index
228