“Think of each detail as an egg. The writer keeps tossing them at us, one after another, seemingly unaware of the growing number of precariously balanced eggs we’re being asked to hold. So somewhere around the middle of the description—say,… — Lisa Cron Copy Share Image
“...what draws us into a story and keeps us there is the firing of our dopamine neurons, signaling that intriguing information is on the… — Lisa Cron Copy Share Image
“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… — Lisa Cron Copy Share Image
“Each thing you add to your story is a drop of paint falling into clear water; it spreads through and colors everything.” — Lisa Cron Copy Share Image
“Remember, when we're lost in a story, we're not passively reading about something that's happening to someone else.” — Lisa Cron Copy Share Image
“Think of each detail as an egg. The writer keeps tossing them at us, one after another, seemingly unaware of the growing number of… — Lisa Cron Copy Share Image
“what we’re hoping for in that opening sentence is the sense that something is about to change (and not necessarily for the better). Simply” — Lisa Cron Copy Share Image
“If I ask you to think about something, you can decide not to. But if I make you feel something? Now I have your… — Lisa Cron Copy Share Image
“Stories not only give us a much needed practice on figuring out what makes people tick, they give us insight into how we tick.” — Lisa Cron Copy Share Image
