Part one: May the story forces be with you. The search for story --
The shift toward story physics --
The three phases of story development --
Story physics-- defined --
Writing in context to-- something --
The ways and means of the search for story --
Part two: The optimization of story physics. Idea vs. concept --
The flip side of concept --
Story physics as narrative benchmarks --
The stories within your story --
The seductive whisper of subtext --
The great and silent story killer --
The relationship between structure and physics --
How to challenge your hero --
A deeper vicarious experience --
Part three: The power of process. The highest goal of your writing process --
The transformative power of mission-driven storytelling --
Mission-critical scene writing --
Your story in nine bad sentences --
Your story on steroids --
Part four: Story physics in the real writing world. The six core competencies of successful storytelling: a 101 review --
Story physics at work in "The Help" --
Story physics at work in "The Hunger Games."
