Fiction Writer Power Tools Vol 2. Power Tools, #2

Fiction Writer Power Tools Vol 2 picks up where volume 1 left off.. Fiction Writer Power Tools Vol 2 goes deeper than prescriptive rules to reveal the underlying mechanics that separate competent fiction from exceptional art. Drawing on decades of teaching experience and a systematic approach refined through intensive critique work, this compendium explores twenty two sophisticated techniques that most craft instruction glosses over. This isn't another book of writing exercises. It's a diagnostic manual for serious writers who sense their work should be better than it is, who want to understand why their favorite authors' techniques succeed, and who are ready to move beyond rules toward principles. For writers across all genres-literary fiction, thriller, romance, horror, science fiction-who want sophisticated tools for solving problems that have resisted intuitive fixes.
Topics CoveredCharacter TopicsCh 1 - Setting as CharacterCh 2 - Character Rituals in FictionCh 3 - Character Undiagnosed PatternsCh 4 - Antagonist as ProtagonistCh 5 - Enemy in the MirrorCh 6 - Ensemble Antagonist CastsCh 7 - Anthropomorphs in AllegoriesStructure TopicsCh 8 - First Chapters - Genre-SpecificCh 9 - Inciting Incidents & Strategic SetupsCh 10 - Raising Stakes ProgressivelyCh 11 - Scene Building w/ Psychological FrameworksCh 12 - Cliffhangers and Chapter EndingsCh 13 - Crisis and Climax ConstructionCh 14 - Theme Development & IntegrationCh 15 - Satisfying Endings & Resolution TypesProse TopicsCh 16 - Genre Conventions & ExpectationsCh 17 - Exposition Through DialogueCh 18 - Overwriting & Reader OverloadCh 19 - Under-Writing Starves the ReaderCh 20 - Period & Historical Fiction DetailCh 21 - Techniques and DevicesCh 22 - SymbolismCh 23 - Universal Themes in Genre Fiction