PART FOUR: POINTS A WRITER OUGHT TO NOTE

Practice Precedes Publication 97 The Reader must be Interested 116 Form should be Considered 130 Right Selection is Important 139 When Writing Articles 144 Suggestions for Style 156 The Ubiquitous Fragment 166 Concerning Local Colour 172 Creating Atmosphere 178 The Method of Presenting a Story 188 Fallacies in Fiction 197 Some Rules for Story-Writing 217 About the Climax 225 The Use of "Curtains" 229 On Making Verse 234 The Function of the Blue Pencil 252