He (Quense)outlines and comprehensively details the essential story crafter’s skills and tasks: story construction; character motivations; character development; plotting the story; writer’s patience; scene construction; humor writing; point of view; how to get started; writing tips; elements of writing for daytime TV; and 14 details listed as Odds & Ends. Some of what Quense says I have heard before, but much of what he provides in this book details the business of writing — how to get down and get the work done.