{"id":258,"date":"2025-03-14T15:10:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T15:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willraywood.com\/?page_id=258"},"modified":"2025-03-14T15:11:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T15:11:31","slug":"trust-your-story-table-of-contents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/willraywood.com\/index.php\/extras\/trust-your-story-table-of-contents\/","title":{"rendered":"Trust Your Story: Table of Contents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Trust Your Story: Master Storytelling and Build a Successful Creative Writing Career<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Author: Will Raywood<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Introduction<\/strong>: The Golden Age of Creativity<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part One<\/strong>: The Art and Science of Storytelling<\/p>\n\n\n\n

01: What’s a Story and What Makes It Compelling?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

02: The Natural Laws of Story<\/p>\n\n\n\n

03: How to Balance Tradition and Innovation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

04: How to Find a Topic for a Great Story<\/p>\n\n\n\n

05: Turn Any Character into a Superstar!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

06: Point of View and Narrative Perspective<\/p>\n\n\n\n

07: How to Build and Maintain Dramatic Tension<\/p>\n\n\n\n

08: The Art and Science of Plotting<\/p>\n\n\n\n

09: How to Write Captivating Scenes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10: Brains Are Worldbuilders<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11: The Art of Showing Instead of Telling<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12: Tone, Mood, and Readability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part Two<\/strong>: Crafting a Winning Strategy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13: Setting the Right Goals<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14: The Pyramid of Creative Success<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15: Reader Psychology Is Key<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16: Author Brand, or How to Find Your Creative Path<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17: Should You Write Fiction or Nonfiction?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18: Commercial, Literary, and Upmarket Fiction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19: The Genre Is Dead; Long Live the Genre!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20: Genre Blending: Opportunities and Pitfalls<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21: Devising a Winning Strategy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part Three<\/strong>: Executing Your Strategy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

22: Traditional vs. Indie Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

23: Self-Publishing Myths to Bust<\/p>\n\n\n\n

24: Pen Name, Personal Data, and Copyright<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25: Editing and Book Quality Control<\/p>\n\n\n\n

26: Sound Investments or Scams?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

27: Book Title and Cover: First Impressions Matter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

28: Book Blurb, Metadata, and Discoverability<\/p>\n\n\n\n

29: Can You Market a Book Without Reviews?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

30: The Secret to Effective Book Marketing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

31: The Key to Independence for Authors<\/p>\n\n\n\n

32: The Future of Creative Writing <\/p>\n\n\n\n

33: The Secret to True Happiness for Authors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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