Front Matter

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Title Page
Copyright and Edition

Introduction

Overview

Contents
The Book's Argument
How the Chapters Work
The Household Novel
Reading Routes

Chapter 1 · The Purposes of a Scene

Overview

In Brief and Contents
The Problem
Definitions
How It Works
The Taxonomy
The Mechanism
Diagnostic Tests
Failure Patterns
Worked Analyses
Checklist and Exercises
Coda

Chapter 2 · Scene and Sequel

Overview

In Brief and Contents
The Problem
Definitions
How It Works
The Taxonomy
The Mechanism
Diagnostic Tests
Failure Patterns
Worked Analyses
Checklist and Exercises
Coda

Chapter 3 · The Dialogue Exchange

Overview

In Brief and Contents
The Problem
Definitions
How It Works
The Taxonomy
The Mechanism
Diagnostic Tests
Failure Patterns
Worked Analyses
Checklist and Exercises
Coda

Chapter 4 · The Descriptive Detail

Overview

In Brief and Contents
The Problem
Definitions
How It Works
The Taxonomy
The Mechanism
Diagnostic Tests
Failure Patterns
Worked Analyses
Checklist and Exercises
Coda

Chapter 5 · The Transition

Overview

In Brief and Contents
The Problem
Definitions
How It Works
The Taxonomy
The Mechanism
Diagnostic Tests
Failure Patterns
Worked Analyses
Checklist and Exercises
Coda

Chapter 6 · The Chapter Break

Overview

In Brief and Contents
The Problem
Definitions
How It Works
The Taxonomy
The Mechanism
Diagnostic Tests
Failure Patterns
Worked Analyses
Checklist and Exercises
Coda

Chapter 7 · Backstory and Flashback

Overview

In Brief and Contents
The Problem
Definitions
How It Works
The Taxonomy
The Mechanism
Diagnostic Tests
Failure Patterns
Worked Analyses
Checklist and Exercises
Coda

Chapter 8 · Non-linear and Multi-timeline Architecture

Overview

In Brief and Contents
The Problem
Definitions
How It Works
The Taxonomy
The Mechanism
Diagnostic Tests
Failure Patterns
Worked Analyses
Checklist and Exercises
Coda

Chapter 9 · The Opening Pages

Overview

In Brief and Contents
The Problem
Definitions
How It Works
The Taxonomy
The Mechanism
Diagnostic Tests
Failure Patterns
Worked Analyses
Checklist and Exercises
Coda

Chapter 10 · The Prologue

Overview

In Brief and Contents
The Problem
Definitions
How It Works
The Taxonomy
The Mechanism
Diagnostic Tests
Failure Patterns
Worked Analyses
Checklist and Exercises
Coda

Chapter 11 · The Middle

Overview

In Brief and Contents
The Problem
Definitions
How It Works
The Taxonomy
The Mechanism
Diagnostic Tests
Failure Patterns
Worked Analyses
Checklist and Exercises
Coda

Chapter 12 · Arc and Theme

Overview

In Brief and Contents
The Problem
Definitions
How It Works
The Taxonomy
The Mechanism
Diagnostic Tests
Failure Patterns
Worked Analyses
Checklist and Exercises
Coda

Chapter 13 · The Viewpoint Shift

Overview

In Brief and Contents
The Problem
Definitions
How It Works
The Taxonomy
The Mechanism
Diagnostic Tests
Failure Patterns
Worked Analyses
Checklist and Exercises
Coda

Chapter 14 · The Subplot

Overview

In Brief and Contents
The Problem
Definitions
How It Works
The Taxonomy
The Mechanism
Diagnostic Tests
Failure Patterns
Worked Analyses
Checklist and Exercises
Coda

Chapter 15 · The Reveal

Overview

In Brief and Contents
The Problem
Definitions
How It Works
The Taxonomy
The Mechanism
Diagnostic Tests
Failure Patterns
Worked Analyses
Checklist and Exercises
Coda

Chapter 16 · The Ending

Overview

In Brief and Contents
The Problem
Definitions
How It Works
The Taxonomy
The Mechanism
Diagnostic Tests
Failure Patterns
Worked Analyses
Checklist and Exercises
Coda

Chapter 17 · Series and Genre

Overview

In Brief and Contents
The Problem
Definitions
How It Works
The Taxonomy
The Mechanism
Diagnostic Tests
Failure Patterns
Worked Analyses
Checklist and Exercises
Coda

Chapter 18 · The Structural Edit

Overview

In Brief and Contents
The Problem
Definitions
How It Works
The Taxonomy
The Mechanism
Diagnostic Tests
Failure Patterns
Worked Analyses
Checklist and Exercises
Coda

Appendices

Overview

Glossary
Symptom Index
Master Checklist
The Household Novel
Short Forms
Test Index

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