North: Getting your bearings -- The lay of the land -- Finding the characters for your story -- Finding a map for your story -- Heroes and heroines -- First steps -- Deepening your characters -- Casting characters for story and plot -- Mapping from A to B to Z -- Narration and visuals: setting, description, and imagery -- Finding your gait -- Ending steps -- South: Troubleshooting and problem-solving -- Problems of characterization, structure, technique, and style -- East: Your rising star -- Learning to market -- West: Refining your vision -- New horizons.
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