Wired for Story
The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence
by Lisa Cron
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Storytelling, Best Books on Writing, and Writing.
This guide reveals how writers can utilize cognitive storytelling strategies to craft stories that ignite readers? brains and captivate them through each plot element. Imagine knowing what the brain craves from every tale it encounters, what fuels the success of any great story, and what keeps readers transfixed. Wired for Story reveals these cogn...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Storytelling, Best Books on Writing, and Writing.
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Derek Sivers
Author; founder of CD Baby
“If you've read other books on how to write a great story, this probably won't hold much new for you. But this was my first book on this subject, and I loved it. Changed the way I pay attention to movies and novels. Makes me want to write a novel.”
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