PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
SHORT STORY WRITING
I
THE SHORT STORY
II
SHORT STORIES CLASSIFIED
III
THE PLOT
IV
TITLES GOOD AND BAD
V
THE USE OF FACTS
VI
THE CHARACTERS
VII
METHODS OF NARRATION
VIII
THE BEGINNING
IX
THE STORY PROPER
X
CLIMAX AND CONCLUSION
XI
THE STYLE
XII
THE LABOR OF AUTHORSHIP
XIII
THE QUEST OF A MARKET
APPENDIX
"THE AMBITIOUS GUEST"
INDEX