Book excerpt: Newly Revised and Updated for 2015, Complete with Table of Contents and Index and two bonus short stories by the author. ... In 2001 the author taught a series of Lessons at mysticvisions.com, a former online writers' group. This "How-To" book contains the Four 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.