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Book Club: Story Genius

December 13, 2017 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Free

December’s Book Club selection is Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write Riveting Novel by Lisa Cron.

From the publisher: It’s every novelist’s greatest fear: pouring their blood, sweat, and tears into writing hundreds of pages only to realize that their story has no sense of urgency, no internal logic, and so is a page one rewrite. 

The prevailing wisdom in the writing community is that there are just two ways around this problem: pantsing (winging it) and plotting (focusing on the external plot). Story coach Lisa Cron has spent her career discovering why these methods don’t work and coming up with a powerful alternative, based on the science behind what our brains are wired to crave in every story we read (and it’s not what you think). 

In Story Genius Cron takes you, step-by-step, through the creation of a novel from the first glimmer of an idea, to a complete multilayered blueprint—including fully realized scenes—that evolves into a first draft with the authority, richness, and command of a riveting sixth or seventh draft.

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Date:
December 13, 2017
Time:
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Cost:
Free
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Skinny Dugan’s
4127 W Charleston Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89102 United States
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(702) 778-7500
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