LESSONS TABLE OF CONTENTS

GETTING STARTED

• What These Lessons Offer
• How to Use These Lessons
• What Is This Thing Called Writing?
• Learning Through Practice
• How To Be a Writer
• Do You Really Want to Write?
• Begin Your Learning Journey
• Make a Place for Practice
• Private Writing, Public Writing
• A Writer's Powers

CONTENT MIND

• Wake Up Your Content Mind
• What Do I Do with my Material?
• A Writer's Materials

IMAGINATION

• Imaginative Writing
• The Power of Observation
• The Power of Observation 2
• The Value of Observation Practice
• Observation into Imagination
• Reclaiming Your Imagination

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• The Content of Your Imagination
• The Care of the Imagination

GENRE

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• Using Other Faculties to Find Content
• Learning about Genre

STORY

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• The World of Story
• Material for Stories
• Playing with Story Material
• The Power of “What Happens Next?”
• The Shape of Story
• Story Process, Story Planning
• Retelling Stories
• Character and Story
• Thinking in Stories

TALKING TO STRANGERS

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• Talking to Strangers
• The Spell of Story

THE WAY OF WORDS

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• Grammar: The Rules of the Game
• Grammar: How Do I Learn It?

BEING A WRITER

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• The Joys of Being a Practicing Writer
• The Pros and Cons of Writing Groups
• How Writing Practice Builds Your Brain

REQUIRED WRITING

• Do I HAVE To Write That?
• Understanding the Writing Process
• Rule #1: Know Your Assignment
• Rule #2: Know Your Material

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• Rule #3: Know Your Audience
• The Value of Writing Skills