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EPISODE · Apr 11, 2026 · 1H 20M

How to Use Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence

from Persuasion by the Pint · host Jonathan Taylor

On this episode. Lisa Cron joins us to discuss the brain science that makes really good writing. Lisa is the author of Wired for Story, Story Genius, and her latest book Story or Die. Lisa has worked in publishing at W.W. Norton, as an agent at the Angela Rinaldi Literary Agency, as a producer on shows for Showtime and CourtTV, and as a story consultant for Warner Brothers and the William Morris Agency. Since 2006, she's been an instructor in the UCLA Extension Writers' Program and been on the faculty of the School of Visual Arts MFA program in visual narrative in New York City. Her 7-hour video class Wired for Story can be found at CreativeLive.com. You can learn more about Lisa at http://wiredforstory.com.

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