A review by harborwriter
Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel by Lisa Cron

I would have liked this book better had it been advertised as what it actually is: a guide to developing characters. For that, I found it useful, with a number of good exercises. Aside from that, I did a lot of skimming. Much of the book focuses on a book the author’s friend is supposedly developing (which it seems wasn’t actually written?), and I found those parts a bit dull. There’s also an unnecessary amount of repetition, when the author’s points could have been conveyed without as much discussion. My takeaway: read it as a character development guide, use the exercises, skim most of the rest.