Includes bibliography of the author's works (pages 309-314) and index.
1. In the beginning -- 2. Beginnings -- 3. The slicks and the Scribner's Juveniles -- 4. The last of the Juveniles -- 5. The best laid plans -- 6. About writing methods and cutting -- 7. Building -- 8. Fan mail and other time wasters -- 9. Miscellany -- 10. Sales and rejections -- 11. Adult novels -- 12. Travel -- 13. Potpourri -- 14. Stranger -- 15. Echoes from Stranger.