Bird by bird: some instructions on writing and life

Writing. Getting started

Short assignments

Shitty first drafts

Perfectionism

School lunches

Polaroids

Character

Plot

Dialogue

Set design

False starts

Plot treatment

How do you know when you're done?

The writing frame of mind. Looking around

The moral point of view

Broccoli

Radio Station KFKD

Jealousy

Help along the way. Index cards

Calling around

Writing groups

Someone to read your drafts

Letters

Writer's block

Publication and other reasons to write. Writing a present

Finding your voice

Giving

Publication

The last class.