The magic words: writing great books for children and young adults

Clarity and connection : principles of good writing

Experience and emotion : ages in children's and YA literature

Proficiency and practice : using and developing your gifts

Promise and premise : crafting a strong story concept

Effort and flow : how to write a novel

Intention and invention: identifying your points

Identity and choice : creating multidimensional characters

Interest and change : building bonds between readers and your characters

Power and attention: writing outside your own groundwork

Structure and sensibility : the power of plot

Obstacles and negotiation : seven ways of looking at a scene

Movement and momentum : controlling your pace and prosody

Person and personality : Fundamentals of voice

Teases and trust : what makes a good first chapter

Worlds and wonders : writing speculative fiction

Perspective and polishing : considering Charlotte Keene

Vision and revision : twenty techniques

Love and/or money : publishing your book.