Introduction / 1
ⅠWrite the Way You Speak — But Speak the Way You Write / 4
ⅡGood Reading Makes Good Writing / 12
ⅢThe Power of Empathy:  The Writer is the Reader / 29
ⅣThe Power of Now:  How To Get Over Writer’s Block in 60 Seconds or Less / 42
ⅤRewrite: Three Easy Steps to Becoming an Effective Writer by Editing / 59
ⅥMaking it Pretty：Writing with Grace / 89
ⅦThe Research Paper:  It Doesn’t Have to Be Dull / 110
ⅧOp-Eds, Blogs, and Opinion Pieces:  How to Lose Friends and Make Enemies / 126
Afterword / 139

引　言/141
第一章　写作即说话———谈谈写作/143
第二章　读书破万卷　下笔如有神/149
第三章　用心写作：换位思考/161
第四章　现在时的力量：如何在６０秒之内摆脱文思枯竭的窘境/171
第五章　修改：轻松三步通过修改更有效地写作/184
第六章　让文章更漂亮：优雅地写作/206
第七章　研究论文：不必无趣/223
第八章　专栏、博客和其他观点性文章：如何失去朋友和制造敌人/233
后　记/242