Includes bibliographical references.

Attention. On writing habits -- On inspiration -- On sensory detail -- Generative writing activity & further reading -- Wonder. On metaphor -- On word choice -- On writing across genres -- Generative writing activity & further reading -- Vision. On finding your voice -- On titles & epigraphs -- On beginnings -- Generative writing activity & further reading -- Surprise. On discovery -- On imperfection -- On endings -- Generative writing activity & further reading -- Play. On sentences -- On the line -- On shape -- Generative writing activity & further reading -- Vulnerability. On permission -- On boundaries -- On persona -- Generative writing activity & further reading -- Restlessness. On constraint -- On restraint -- On revision -- Generative writing activity & further reading -- Connection. On pattern & repetition -- On cross-pollination -- On feedback -- Generative writing activity & further reading -- Tenacity. On the inner critic -- On rejection -- On getting unstuck -- Generative writing activity & further reading -- Hope. On the pieces of the whole -- On community -- On audience -- Generative writing activity & further reading.