Description

This guide reveals how writers can utilize cognitive storytelling strategies to craft stories that ignite readersbrains 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 cognitive secretsand its a gamechanger for anyone who has ever set pen to paper

The vast majority of writing advice focuses on writing well as if it were the same as telling a great story This is exactly where many aspiring writers failthey strive for beautiful metaphors authentic dialogue and interesting characters losing sight of the one thing that every engaging story must do ignite the brains hardwired desire to learn what happens next When writers tap into the evolutionary purpose of story and electrify our curiosity it triggers a delicious dopamine rush that tells us to pay attention Without it even the most perfect prose wont hold anyones interest

Backed by recent breakthroughs in neuroscience as well as examples from novels screenplays and short stories Wired for Story offers a revolutionary look at story as the brain experiences it Each chapter zeroes in on an aspect of the brain its corresponding revelation about story and the way to apply it to your storytelling right now