![]() ![]() It’s the “glue” that keeps readers hooked. Notice that this definition is character-based, not plot-based, and Cron really stresses that there must be one (or at most, two) protagonist(s) and that the protagonist’s character growth arc drives the whole story. In a nutshell: A story is about how the things that happen affect someone in pursuit of a difficult goal, and how that person changes internally as a result. Let’s get to it.Ĭron’s definition of story is laid out in Chapter One: I’m recruiting members and naming our fan club the Cronites until someone has a catchier suggestion. Before that, I’d listened to an audio-recording about Wired for Story, her other book on writing craft. I heard Lisa Cron give an all-day presentation at the WisRWA Write Touch conference in April of 2019. ![]() If there isn’t a relationship to what she calls “the third rail,” see ya, scene. If there isn’t conflict, the scene has got to go. ![]() This book outlines a method of focusing your manuscript on the scene level toward a central conflict faced by the main character, and removing anything which doesn’t drive toward the goal, motivation, and conflict (GMC) for that character. Lisa Cron’s Story Genius is one of my very favorite books on writing craft, and I’ve read quite a few craft books. Miranda Darrow with Lisa Cron at WisRWA in 2019 ![]()
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