Wired for story
"This guide reveals how writers can take advantage of the brain's hard-wired responses to story to captivate their readers' minds through each plot element"--Provided by publisher.
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- "Wired For Story" is a great book that discusses an alternative set of "Story Atoms" which can be combined to create unique, compelling stories.
- Lisa Cron's book, _Wired for Story_, is aimed at fiction writers, but any type of writer can benefit from her book. She gives excellent cognitive-science-based reasons for each writing tip she gives.
I'm an editor/book project manager at a major computer book publishing company, and a former software tech writer. I recommend Lisa Cron's book to all my authors.
- I also found Lisa Cron's book 'Wired for Story'[1] a great resource.
- The thing that people who don't understand storytelling don't get is that formula are there with good reason. The important part is using the art side of telling a story to make it not FEEL formulaic, even as you use the formulas to ensure an experience that satisfies readers.
There's a great book on how people's brains react to story that I loved, and you might find interesting if the concepts in save the cat! were interesting to you, called Wired for Story by Lisa Cron.
- There's actually a book on writing that came out somewhat recently that talks about this topic in great detail. Was an interesting read from a writer perspective as well as general thoughts on how storytelling impacts people.
If you're interested you can search for Wired for Story.
- http://www.amazon.com/Wired-Story-Writers-Science-Sentence/d...
Wired for Story is a great book about the science of story. I think it applies to a lot more than writing.
