Table of Contents
Introduction 1
1 A Writer's Worst Fear 7
2 The Flow: Or Where the Writing Actually Happens 13
3 Feel First: Or Why Nobody Cares What Happens 27
4 Write What You Love: Or How Your True Interest Will Never Steer You Wrong 40
5 Accuracy: Or There's No Such Thing as Good Writing 51
6 Critiques and Workshopping: Or Why Praise Feels Good and Criticism Feels Bad 62
7 The Intentional Arc: Or Why We Tells Stories 76
8 Creative Discomfort: Or How to Love What You Thought You Hated 89
9 Writing is Listening: Or We're All Smart Enough 103
10 Finding Time to Write: Or Why Procrastination Makes Sense 115
11 How Thought Works: Or Tell Yourself a Happy Story 131
12 Fearless Marketing: Or How to Do Your Job and No One Else's 148
13 Don't Fear The Cliché: Or Relax-You're Original 165
14 The Talent Myth: Or Everyone Is Interested in Something 178
15 Fear of Failure: Or You Never Stop Learning 188
16 Evidence: Or Don't Fear the Wobble 208
17 Becoming the Author of Your Life: Or How to Live Like You Write 213
18 A Good Ending 221
