Beating the Story by Robin D. Laws

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How to Pretend You've Read This Book (introduction)

Foreword

Prologue

Six Essential Tips

Sit Your Ass in the Chair and Write

Ideas are Worthless

Sit Your Ass in the Chair and Read

Don't just Read Books, Read Life

If You Can See Yourself Doing Anything Else, Do That Instead

Seriously, Sit Your Ass in the Chair and Write

Making This Book Work For You

Style Notes

Does This Sound Eerily Familiar?

Conceiving Your Story

The Building Blocks of Narrative

Our First Example

Laying the Groundwork

Mapping Your Story

First Draft

Revision

Editing and Giving Notes

Beat Analysis

Now, Over To You

Inspiration to Premise Worksheet

Beat Mapping Quick Reference