Writing Tool #1: Branch to the Right
Writing Tool #2: Use Strong Verbs
Writing Tool #3: Beware of Adverbs
Writing Tool #4: Period As a Stop Sign
Writing Tool #5: Observe Word Territory
Writing Tool #6: Play with Words
Writing Tool #7: Dig for the Concrete and Specific
Writing Tool #8: Seek Original Images
Writing Tool #9: Prefer Simple to Technical
Writing Tool #10: Recognize Your Story’s Roots
Writing Tool #11 Back Off or Show Off
Writing Tool #12: Control the Pace
Writing Tool #13: Show and Tell
Writing Tool #14: Interesting Names
Writing Tool #15: Reveal Character Traits
Writing Tool #16: Odd and Interesting Things
Writing Tool #17: The Number of Elements
Writing Tool #18: Internal Cliffhangers
Writing Tool #19: Tune Your Voice
Writing Tool #20: Narrative Opportunities
Writing Tool #21: Quotes and Dialogue
Writing Tool #22: Get Ready
Writing Tool #23: Place Gold Coins Along the Path
Writing Tool #24: Name the Big Parts
Writing Tool #25: Repeat
Writing Tool #26: Fear Not the Long Sentence
Writing Tool #27: Riffing for Originality
Writing Tool #28: Writing Cinematically
Writing Tool #29: Report for Scenes
Writing Tool #30: Write Endings to Lock the Box
Writing Tool #31: Parallel Lines
Writing Tool #32: Let It Flow
Writing Tool #33: Rehearsal
Writing Tool #34: Cut Big, Then Small
Writing Tool #35: Use Punctuation
Writing Tool #36: Write A Mission Statement for Your Story
Writing Tool #37: Long Projects
Writing Tool #38: Polish Your Jewels
Writing Tool #39: The Voice of Verbs
Writing Tool #40: The Broken Line
Writing Tool #41: X-Ray Reading
Writing Tool #42: Paragraphs
Writing Tool #43: Self-criticism
Writing Tool #44: Save String
Writing Tool #45: Foreshadow
Writing Tool #46: Storytellers, Start Your Engines
Writing Tool #47: Collaboration
Writing Tool #48: Create An Editing Support Group
Writing Tool #49: Learn from Criticism
Writing Tool #50: The Writing Process

-Become genuinely interested in other people

-Smile

-Remember that a persons name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language

-Be a good listener.Encourage others to talk about themselves

-Talk in terms of other persons interest

-Make the other person feel important and do it sincerely