Endings 4 chaptersHow novels close: last chapters, epilogues, open and shut endings, and the craft of landing a book.
Reading guides 2 chaptersGuides and discussion questions for modern literary novels, written for readers and book groups.
First novels and prizes 2 chaptersDebut fiction, the presses that publish it and the prizes that look at first books.
Writing the draft 4 chaptersDrafting, revision and finishing a manuscript, from the sagging middle to the final pass.
Getting published 2 chaptersAgents, query letters, synopses and comp titles, explained plainly and without promises.
The reading life 2 chaptersHabits, rereading, journals and the pleasures of reading serious fiction slowly.
Essays and asides 2 chaptersShorter thoughts on books, adaptations, translation and anything else on the shelf.