Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Transitions: The Basic 'Glue' of Good Writing -- 2 The 'Punch' of Effective Storytelling: It's All a Matter of Time ... ing -- 3 Pruning Pronouns: Getting the 'It' Out -- 4 The Power of Narrative Sequence: Making a Story 'Flow' -- 5 Sharpening Your Focus: Choosing and Using Point of View -- 6 Abstractions: 'All-Purpose' Nouns Are the Bane of Good Writing -- 7 Learning Compression: Boiling Down Your Writing to Its Essence -- 8 The Big Question: Which Comes First, Flesh or Bone?
9 Doing Dialogue: Bringing Spoken Language to Life on the Page10 Don't Be a Wallflower: Throw Down Your 'Crutches' and Write -- 11 The 'Telegram Syndrome': Catching Words That Swing Both Ways -- 12 Expelling Gremlins: Getting the 'Accidents' Out
