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Contents

Million Dollar Outlines

Table of Contents

Introduction: Writing as a Form of Entertainment
What is Entertainment?
What Is a Story, and How Does it Work?
On Story Types Versus Shapes
Defining a Million-Dollar Property
Why Do Research for Becoming a Bestseller?
Audience Analysis: Novels
Using Emotional Draws
Pulling it All Together

Elements of a Story
Brainstorming Your Settings
Building Characters
Finding Themes in Your Tale
Novel Plotting Tools

Promising Starts to a Novel
Story Middles
Ending Your Story Well
Writing a Million Dollar Outline

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