Newly Revised and Updated for 2015, Complete with Table of Contents and Index, and two bonus short stories by the author. ... This "How-To" book contains the Lessons with private optional assignments that can be applied to short stories, novellas, novels, articles, essays, etc., along with a wealth of knowledge in easy, simple language, that can boost your writing abilities and present your work at its best to a prospective editor. The author, Paula Freda, is a published writer, for the past 40 years.