Pt. 1. Writing Fiction. 1. Why People Read Fiction. 2. The Anatomy of a Short Story. 3. Why a Formula Is Not a Formula. 4. The Author's Strategy. 5. The Issue Is Character. 6. Scene
The Smallest Dramatic Unit.
7. A Local Habitation and a Name. 8. Speaking Well in Print. 9. Suspense in Fiction. 10. Getting the Words Right. 11. How to Be a Good Critiquer and Still Remain Friends --
Pt. 2. Writing Science Fiction. 12. The Origins of Science Fiction. 13. Toward a Definition of Science Fiction. 14. The Worldview of Science Fiction. 15. Where Do You Get Those Crazy Ideas? 16. Heroes, Heroines, Villains: The Characters in Science Fiction --
Pt. 3. The Writers of Science Fiction. 17. H. G. Wells: The Man Who Invented Tomorrow.
