I. A WRITER'S CONCERNS.
1. Working like a Writer.
2. Keeping a Journal.
3. Point of View.
Rhody's Path, William Goyen.
4. Language Is Your Medium.
5. Invention and Research.
Ellis Island: Then and Now, Sharon Spencer.
II. THE CONCERNS OF THE POET.
6. The Elements of Poetry.
7. Practicing Poetry.
8. Poetry Problems.
III. THE CONCERNS OF THE STORYTELLER.
9. The Elements of Fiction.
10. Narration and Its Problems.
11. Creative Nonfiction.
12. Stories and Memoirs.
The Thing with Willie, Karen Sagstetter. A Very Short Story, Ernest Hemingway . The Boarding House, James Joyce. Sunday in the Park, Bel Kaufman. The First Day, Edward Jones. Just Married, Tony Earley. Chinese Medicine, Hilary Tham. Close Encounters of the Sneaky Kind, Richard Conniff.
IV. THE CONCERNS OF THE PLAYWRIGHT.
13. The Elements of Drama.
14. Dialogue and Its Problems.
The Day They Shot John Lennon, James McLure.
15. Plays and Screen Plays.
Procedure, Joyce Carol Oates. Last Day of Camp, Jeffrey Sweet.
V. THE WRITER'S BUSINESS.
16. From Revision to Submission.
17. Tools and Resources.
Glossary of Key Terms.
