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Category: Lisa Cron

…what draws us into a story and keeps us there is the firing of our dopamine neurons, signaling that intriguing information is on the way.

memoirs, neuroscience, writing-craft

If I ask you to think about something, you can decide not to. But if I make you feel something? Now I have your attention.

women-writers, women-writers-on-writing, writing-craft, writing-how-to

You cherry-pick events that are relevant to the story question and construct a gauntlet of challenge (read: the plot) that will force the protagonist to put his money where his mouth is. Think baptism by ever-escalating fire.

writing-advice, writing-craft

MYTH: Beautiful Writing Trumps AllREALITY: Storytelling Trumps Beautiful Writing, Every Time

beautiful-writing, on-writing, storytelling, wired-for-story, writing, writing-myths

Before there were books, we read each other.

reading, women-writers, women-writers-on-writing, writing

Before there were books, we read each other.

reading, women-writers, women-writers-on-writing, writing