Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel

Story Genius

How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel

By
Lisa Cron
Lisa Cron
2016 • 288 pages

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