Wired for Story: How to Become a Story Genius with Lisa Cron

We're all Wired for Story; learn how to find yours!

Wired for Story
  • 17 video lessons
  • 5 hours and 6 minutes of class content
  • Streaming access on desktop and mobile browsers
  • 100% satisfaction guarantee

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Do you feel like you have a book inside of you but don’t know how to bring it to life?

Lisa Cron has helped thousands of aspiring writers master the unparalleled power of story so they can write a novel or memoir capable of riveting readers!

In this class, you’ll learn:

  • What your readers’ brain is hardwired to crave in every story they read – and it’s not what you think.
  • Why writing a successful novel is not about having the innate “talent” that only a lucky few are born with, but something you can learn!
  • How to write a first draft that reads like a fifth draft, and cut down rewriting in the process.
  • How to become a more confident writer, and make whatever you’re writing now deeper, richer, more compelling, and able to do what all stories are meant to do: change how the reader sees the world, themselves, and what they do in the world.

This class is not filled with random, general writing exercises – rather each exercise builds on the one before it, giving you the tools to create a riveting story from the inside out.

Your goal: to build a novel (or memoir or screenplay) by first creating the material from which the story, and the plot, will organically begin to appear.

Writing a novel doesn’t have to be a daunting task. With this class, Lisa busts the writing myths that have held you back, and gives you a clear, concise, concrete step-by-step method to find your story and share it with the world! 

Course Instructor

Lisa Cron

Lisa Cron

Lisa Cron is a story coach and the author of Wired for Story: The Writer’s Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers From the Very First Sentence and Story Genius: How To Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages that Go Nowhere), both published by Ten Speed Press.

Wired for Story: How to Become a Story Genius with Lisa Cron is rated 5.0 stars by 77 students

  • paincenter S. Apr 9, 2025

    too good

  • Eileen S. Nov 11, 2024

    Too good. Lisa nails it.

  • Charlotte R. Aug 29, 2024

    I am so glad I took this course! I have been writing novels as a hobby for decades and never felt able to take it to a new level. Everything she talked about made so much sense and has given me a whole new perspective! I am finally unstuck on a particular project and am excited to start writing the story now! THANK YOU Lisa!

  • Monica D. Aug 27, 2024

    I feel empowered to write now. Everything else I have read about writing intimidated me. I could NOT SEE the process they were teaching. But this made so much sense, very foundational! I could envision the process. I highly recommend this course and supplemental guide. I wish I could ask of the books I pick up to read, "Did the author take this course? because I don't want to waste my time reading this book unless they did!"

  • mariekfrench . May 10, 2024

    This has been the best writing class I have ever taken and I want to say Thank you, Lisa Cron! You helped me make sense of story and helped me find my way back to writing. I was almost ready to give up… because I could not understand how to tell a story. Thanks to you. I’m ready to try yet again! Xo Marie

  • Jennifer . Apr 22, 2024

    Lisa is so compelling! I am not a writer and did not intend to study writing but I can not seem to stop listening to her class... highly recommend this course for anyone interested in story-telling.

  • Suresh V. Apr 9, 2024

    Lisa is the Genius here. She has helped me so much with how to tell a story. I highly recommend this class.

  • Jennifer D. Nov 26, 2023

    I have been writing - and listening to writing teachers - for years and Lisa Cron is the first person who has laid out the structure of story so that story writing now seems possible!! Bravo!!

  • Kristl F. Sep 25, 2023

    Loved it. Great teacher!

  • Karima B. Oct 18, 2022

    It was very beneficial and I learned a lot from it.

  • Brooke M. Apr 4, 2022

    I LOVED this class! I had what I thought was a pretty strong idea developed for a novel I'm writing, but this course had me really thinking through the purpose of story and diving deep into the point I wanted to be making with my story. It was fun to follow along with the exercises and I was able to take my original idea and deepen it into something meaningful and dimensional. I would HIGHLY recommmend! I will probably retake the course when I am writing other novels!

  • Dusti A. Dec 28, 2021

    I learned more about writing from this course than I did over the past decade. Stunning, informative, imminently useful.

  • Alexandra A. Dec 16, 2021

    Hands down the best class about how to tell a good story that I've ever encountered. My story-telling life has been immeasurably changed for the better because of what Lisa Cron teaches. Highly, highly recommended.

  • Sherry P. Jun 2, 2021

    This is probably the best course I've taken on writing ever, and I've taken a lot of them (Including an M.A.!). It is clear, concise, the examples are perfect, as are the exercises, in helping me get clear on my story, my characters, and how to write it. This course confirmed a lot of what I had thinking and questioning about writing and plotting and structure and showed me how to write the story in a way that actually makes sense. Thank you so much!

  • Michael N. Jun 1, 2021

    INCREDIBLE!!! While I'm "only" a YouTuber Travel Vlogger that believes in the importance of story, Lisa's class content, presentation, lucid examples and comprehensive bonus material (COMPLETE 63 page outline), this is undoubtedly the best story STRUCTURE class I've ever read or viewed! You could pay 10x and still not get this value!!!

  • Joyce C. May 10, 2021

    This is a good class !

  • Jennifer R. Mar 27, 2021

    Fabulous class! I learned so much that I can use right away.

  • T. Jan 25, 2021

    A lot of useful infos, beginner friendly. Easy to listen, good structure of the presentation. Really good start if you want to learn to write!

  • Julie N. Jan 9, 2021

    Such a wealth of information! I am new to writing and wanted a good understand the elements for a great story (not just the mechanics of how to actually write) and wow does this course deliver. Lisa is energetic and engaging. Her passion for storytelling is contagious and I learned tools that I can apply to my own writing style.

  • Jean S. Sep 16, 2020

    I loved Lisa Cron's book "Story Genius," and this course infuses that wisdom into your writing DNA. I know I'll be coming back to this course--again and again--to double-check my thinking, improve my drafts, and just enjoy watching a master teacher at work.

  • Janet R. Aug 24, 2020

    This class is a MUST before starting a novel. Lisa taught how to get to the heart of a story....the elements you must have in place if your story is going to work. Such a valuable class!!

  • Felicity U. Aug 8, 2020

    A woman with a wealth of information to share and who is totally engaging. Lisa was like a really good book that you didn't want to put down. I watched this course over two days, eager to press the play button on the next lesson. Passionate but to the point, everything Lisa had to say was interesting and meaningful. I am just starting on my first novel and her knowledge and insights are invaluable. Highly recommend.

  • Aime S. Mar 13, 2020

    Excellent course! I have read Wired for Story and wanted more about the construction of story. Lisa gave that in volumes! The approach to writing introduced in this course is insightful and educational (to put it mildly!). She lets us know WHY we should turn common practices on their heads and dig deep into the roots of our protagonist to drive the story forward. The exercises are relevant and productive, by the end of this course you will have a solid idea of where your story is going, but most importantly, where it has already BEEN so you can start writing on page one. I highly recommend this class, you will not be disappointed.

  • Diane O. Feb 13, 2020

    This an excellent course. I have Lisa's book. The course goes into more depth with very effective illustrations and exercises. Money well spent.

  • M. Aug 3, 2019

    Great course! She gave concrete advice that helped me visualize my story and get started on it. Instead of wasting time on pointless exercises, she helps you focus on what's most important: motivation! What is your character trying to accomplish? Why (given his/her past) does s/he think it is important? What stands in the way of them accomplishing it?

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