Is Story Genius by Lisa Cron Worth The Hype?
This Week’s Craft Book Reviewed
If you were someone in my family looking to purchase me a gift you would look no further than my ever-expanding shelf of reference works about writing.
I collect them as much as I used to collect novels about brooding vampires and changing werewolves in the prime of my high school reading days.
With this, I have decided to turn my pile of books into a weekly series. I’ll read and review these books to let you know if they are worth the time or the money and keep them from simply sitting and gathering dust on my shelves.
Let’s start with a book that has followed me for quite some time.
Recently there‘s been one book about writing circling my network from social media posts to recommendations from friends to even my partner and one of my critique partners graciously gifting me the same book via Amazon delivery the same week.
Story Genius by Lisa Cron though published in 2016, has recently gained a cult-like following with seemingly every writer and author on social media praising it and promising how it will revolutionize the way you approach storytelling.
But is Story Genius worth the hype? Or is it just another overhyped writing guide?
