Following on the heels of Lisa Cron's breakout first book, Wired for Story, this writing guide reveals how to use cognitive storytelling strategies to build a scene-by-scene blueprint for a riveting story.
It s every novelist s greatest fear: pouring their blood, sweat, and tears into writing hundreds of pages only to realize that their story has no sense of urgency, no internal logic, and so is a page one rewrite.
The prevailing wisdom in the writing community is that there are just two ways around this problem: pantsing (winging it) and plotting (focusing on the external plot).
Story coach Lisa Cron has spent her career discovering why these these methods don t work and coming up with a powerful alternative, based on the science behind what our brains are wired to crave in every story we read (and it s not what you think).
In Story Genius Cron takes you, step-by-step, through the creation of a novel from the first glimmer of an idea, to a complete multilayered blueprint including fully realized scenes that evolves into a first draft with the authority, richness, and command of a riveting sixth or seventh draft.
| Fear | Pouring their blood sweat and tears into writing hundreds of pages only to realize that their story has no sense of urgency no internal logic and so is a page one rewrite |
|---|---|
| The prevailing wisdom in the writing community is that there are just two ways around this problem | Pantsing (winging it) and plotting (focusing on the external plot) |
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