The hidden machinery: writing the life, shaping the novel -- Mrs. Turpin reads the stars: creating characters who walk off the page -- Nothing but himself: embracing Jane Austen's second chances -- Hush, shut up, please be quiet: letting our characters tell and show -- Even one day: considering aesthetics with Virginia Woolf -- Neither a borrower nor a lender be: paying homage -- Gustave and Emma: finding the first novel -- How to tell a true story: mapping our narratives onto the world -- Shakespeare for writers: learning from the master -- He liked custard: navigating the shoals of research.
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