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A review by nicolemhewitt
Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 P by Lisa Cron
5.0
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Story Genius is all about how character drives your story. This book isn't just theoretical; it gives you step-by-step instructions for how to create backstory and understand your characters' motivations. Following this blueprint will give you a story that resonates with readers because they will be invested in your characters. I feel like going through the exercises has helped me get to know my main characters better, even if every scene I wrote doesn't make it into my book. I do think that the structure that Cron suggests might not 100% work for every book out there (she sort of suggests that it's the only way, but I don't completely agree with that---there have certainly been wonderful and successful books that don't completely follow her formula). Like all books on the craft of writing, this will probably resonate with some people and not with others, but for me, it was very helpful and gave me something solid to work off of.
Story Genius is all about how character drives your story. This book isn't just theoretical; it gives you step-by-step instructions for how to create backstory and understand your characters' motivations. Following this blueprint will give you a story that resonates with readers because they will be invested in your characters. I feel like going through the exercises has helped me get to know my main characters better, even if every scene I wrote doesn't make it into my book. I do think that the structure that Cron suggests might not 100% work for every book out there (she sort of suggests that it's the only way, but I don't completely agree with that---there have certainly been wonderful and successful books that don't completely follow her formula). Like all books on the craft of writing, this will probably resonate with some people and not with others, but for me, it was very helpful and gave me something solid to work off of.