Section	Section Description	Page Number
	Foreword
	Introduction
Part I	Getting Ready to Write Young Adult Fiction
Chapter 1	The Lowdown on YA Fiction
Chapter 2	Targeting Teen Readers
Chapter 3	Managing Your Muse
Part II	Writing Riveting Young Adult Fiction
Chapter 4	Writing the Almighty Hook
Chapter 5	Creating Teen-Friendly Characters
Chapter 6	Building the Perfect Plot
Chapter 7	Creating Teen-Driven Action
Chapter 8	Setting Is More than Somewhere to Be
Chapter 9	Crafting a Narrative Voice Teens Will Listen To . . . and Love
Chapter 10	Talking Like a Teen
Part III	Editing, Revising, and Formatting Your Manuscript
Chapter 11	Editing and Revising with Confi dence
Chapter 12	The Finishing Touches: Formatting and Finalizing
Part IV	Getting Published
Chapter 13	Strategizing and Packaging Your Submissions
Chapter 14	Self-Publishing: Is It for You?
Chapter 15	Mastering Marketing
Part V	The Part of Tens
Chapter 16	Ten Common Pitfalls in Writing YA Fiction
Chapter 17	Ten Facts about Book Contracts
Chapter 18	Ten Ways to Make the Most of a Conference
	Index