How Emotional Arousal Makes Readers Remember Your Writing. The Psychology of Writing Series: Part IX
The Psychology of Writing Series: Emotional Arousal and how it makes your writing memorable
Psychology for Authors
How the Empathy Gap Can Distance Your Reader — and How to Close It. The Psychology of Writing Series: Part VI
The empathy gap in writing and why every author should know what it means.
How Narrative Transportation Absorbs Readers Fully. The Psychology of Writing Series: Part V
Cognitive theory and why every author should know how to use it.
How Processing Fluency Makes Your Writing Feel Effortless — and Impossible to Ignore. The Psychology of Writing Series: Part IV
Cognitive theory and why every author should know how to use it.
How Cognitive Load Theory Can Make Your Writing Easier to Read and Harder to Put Down. The Psychology of Writing Series: Part III
Cognitive theory and why every author should know how to use it.
Why Readers’ Brains Can’t Let Things Go (the Zeigarnik Effect). The Psychology of Writing Series: Part II
Ever notice how the hardest part of writing is starting… but the hardest part of reading is stopping? When the book is any good, of course.
Curiosity, Attention & the Art of Not Letting Go. The Psychology of Writing Series: Part I
There’s a moment every writer lives for. The reader leans forward. Their brain itches. They have to know what comes next. That moment isn’t magic. It’s psychology. Welcome to the Curiosity Effect — a well-documented psychological phenomenon that explains why some writing grips us instantly, how it keeps attention in a distracted world, and why
