Summary of Lisa Cron's Wired for Story

By IRB Media

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#1 Our brain is constantly sifting through and interpreting all the information that comes its way, and it does so by creating stories about it. It knows us well, and uses that knowledge to create stories that will help us survive.

#2 The brain is looking for two key concepts in every story: neuroscientists believe the reason we spend so much time and space getting lost in a story is because without stories, we’d be toast. Stories allow us to simulate intense experiences without actually having to live through them.

#3 A story is not just something that happens. It is how what happens affects someone who is trying to achieve a difficult goal, and how they change as a result. The plot, the protagonist, and the story question are all part of a story.

#4 A story is not about the plot or what happens in it. It’s about how we, rather than the world around us, change. We become enthralled with a story only when it allows us to experience how it would feel to navigate the plot.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 7, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822532328

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Insights on Lisa Cron's Wired for Story

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Our brain is constantly sifting through and interpreting all the information that comes its way, and it does so by creating stories about it. It knows us well, and uses that knowledge to create stories that will help us survive.

#2

The brain is looking for two key concepts in every story: neuroscientists believe the reason we spend so much time and space getting lost in a story is because without stories, we’d be toast. Stories allow us to simulate intense experiences without actually having to live through them.

#3

A story is not just something that happens. It is how what happens affects someone who is trying to achieve a difficult goal, and how they change as a result. The plot, the protagonist, and the story question are all part of a story.

#4

A story is not about the plot or what happens in it. It’s about how we, rather than the world around us, change. We become enthralled with a story only when it allows us to experience how it would feel to navigate the plot.

#5

To keep us hooked on a book, the first sentence must draw us in and intrigue us. It must tell us something is happening, and it must have a consequence we can anticipate.

#6

Curiosity is a biological imperative: we are always on the hunt for meaning, and it leads to something even more potent: the anticipation of knowledge we’re now hungry for.

#7

When you can’t anticipate what might happen next, when you can’t even make sense of what’s happening now, you decide to find something else to read. As a reader, you owe the writer absolutely nothing. You read their book solely at your own pleasure.

#8

The first page of a book is meant to hook readers, draw them in, and explain what the book is about. It should also answer the unspoken question of What is this book about.

#9

The main character is the