Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence
As both a publishing veteran and a TV pro, Lisa Cron knows storytelling. InWired for Storyshe shares her fascinating psychological approaches to the craft. Her fresh way of looking at the core essentials of writing has our neurons firing. - Writer's Digest. . . how can you craft a story compelling enough to keep readers turning the pages deep into the night? The answer lies in a new book linking writing to neuroscience, Lisa Cron'sWired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science.- Arnie Cooper - Poets & WritersLisa Cron'sWired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentenceis relentlessly interesting because it reveals how our brains perceive and process stories and narratives.  Ms. Cron walks the writer through the mental architecture of a story, patiently revealing what works and what doesn't and why. She writes with clarity and humor about elementary things every writer could profit from revisiting under her auspices. Who would have thought anyone could make the intricacies of brain science accessible?  - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “We all love a good story but most of us struggle to write them. Lisa Cron enlightens us as to how to get the job done in a savvy and engaging way.”—Michael Gazzaniga, neuroscientist and director of the SAGE Center for the Study of Mind, University of California, Santa Barbara“Story guru Lisa Cron unlocked my last novel for me over lunch, but if you can’t have her by your side when you’re wrestling your manuscript, the next best thing is this smart, funny, genius book about the myths, realities, and brass tacks of story. Packed with innovative tips and techniques, it's as essential to any writer as a laptop, and much more fun.”—Caroline Leavitt, author ofNew York Timesbest sellerPictures of You“Wired for Story reveals that stories are not only a metaphor for human striving and survival, but they are also the means by which the brain ensures that we survive. Lisa Cron translates the latest neuroscience into a master guidebook for how to write engaging, meaningful, and moving stories.”—Elizabeth Lyon, author of Manuscript Makeover “As a story consultant for business executives as well as artists, I am always searching for ways to convey the skill set involved in constructing a story. Wired for Story presents basic principles for harnessing the natural power of the brain to recognize and create stories in a way that is inspiring and entirely helpful.”—Murray Nossel, PhD, founder of Narativ Inc. “Remember when Luke has to drop the bomb into the small vent on the Death Star? The story writer faces a similar challenge of penetrating the brain of the reader. This book gives the blueprints.”—David Eagleman, neuroscientist at Baylor College of Medicine and author of Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain