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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 Random Actor Method: An Idea Springboard
Turning Inspiration into Premise
Throughline
Core Question
The Boil-Down
Subsidiary Questions
Protagonist Type
Procedural Heroes
Iconic Hero
Iconic Ethos
Iconic Hero Team-Ups
Transformational Hero
Transformational Arc
Origin Stories
Tactical Goal
Dramatic Characters
Poles
Dramatic Resolution
Anti-Heroes
Ensemble Dramas
Supporting Characters
Antagonist
Adversaries
Alazons
Rivals
Competing Antagonists
Foils
Sidekicks
Companions
Confidants
Parallel Foils
Psychopomps
Functionaries and Rude Mechanicals
Foils as Narrators
Fleshing Out Underwritten Characters
Transformational Supporting Characters
Arcs for Parallel Foils
Thematic Opposition
Genre and Expectation
Seeking Variation
Seeking a Grounding
Stance
Validatory
Revivalist
Comedic
Parodic
Satirical
Revisionist
Meta-Fictional
The Building Blocks of Narrative
Emotional Rhythm
Hope and Fear
Ups and Downs
Laterals
Crossed Arrows
Beats
Foundation Beats
Dramatic
Procedural
Finding Your Mix
Information Beats
Pipe
Question
Reveal
Flourish Beats
Anticipation
Gratification
Bringdown
Focus Characters
Between Procedural and Dramatic
Transition Mapping
Momentum
Scenes and Blocks
Transition Types
Outgrowth
Continuation
Turn
Break
Viewpoint
Rhyme
Meanwhile
Flashback
Return
Flash Forward
Laying the Groundwork
Diving Right In
Outlining
Which to Choose?
Adaptation
Finding Your Structure
Blocked Desires
Procedural Preparatory Steps
Adversary Plan
Controlling Your Adversary's Motivation
Suspense vs Surprise
Exposition Tax
Pipe List
Disorder Rises and the Hero Responds
Bidirectional Plotting
Arranging Seeds
Mapping Your Story
First Draft
Revision
Editing and Giving Notes
Beat Analysis
Now, Over To You
Inspiration to Premise Worksheet
Beat Mapping Quick Reference
