From The Science of Science-Fiction Writing
by James Gunn

Part 1: Writing Fiction

1. Why People Read Fiction
2. The Anatomy of a Short Story
3. Why a Formula is Not a Formula
4. The Author's Strategy
5. The Issue is Character
6. Scene—The Smallest Dramatic Unit
7. A Local Habitation and a Name
8. Speaking Well in Print
9. Suspense in Fiction
10. Getting The Words Right
11. How to Be a Good Critiquer and Still Remain Friends

Part 2: Writing Science Fiction

12. The Origins of Science Fiction
13. Toward a Definition of Science Fiction
14. The Worldview of Science Fiction
15. Where Do You Get Those Crazy Ideas?
16. Heroes, Heroines, Villains: The Characters in Science Fiction

Part 3: The Writers of Science Fiction

17. H. G. Wells: The Man Who Invented Tomorrow
18. Robert A Heinlein: The Grand Master
19. Isaac Asimov: The Foundations of Science Fiction
20. Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore, et. al.

Appendix A: Notes from a Workshop

Appendix B: Syllabus for a Workshop

Published in 2002 by Scarecrow Press. The Science of Science Fiction Writing is available at booksellers like Amazon and Powell's Books.