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The author connects these techniques to research on what happens in readers’ brains, describing how multiple regions activate when text is written to reward attention and curiosity. The discussion emphasizes specific, surprising, stirring, seductive, smart, social, and story-driven writing choices, then explains how strong internal rewards sustain reading momentum.","[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nInformation about External Hyperlinks in this ebook  \nPlease note that the endnotes in this ebook may contain hyperlinks to external websites as part of bibliographic citations. These hyperlinks have not been activated by the publisher, who cannot verify the accuracy of these links beyond the date of publication  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n© 2023 Bill Birchard  \nAll rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, scanning, or other—except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles, without the prior written permission  \nof the publisher.  \nPublished by HarperCollins Leadership, an imprint of HarperCollins Focus LLC.  \nAny internet addresses, phone numbers, or company or product information printed in this book are offered as a resource and are not intended in any way to be or to imply an endorsement by HarperCollins Leadership, nor does HarperCollins Leadership vouch for the existence, content, or services of these sites, phone numbers, companies, or products beyond the life of this book.  \nISBN 978-1-4002-4149-1 (eBook)  \nISBN 978-1-4002-4148-4 (TP)  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication application has been submitted.  \nEpub Edition MARCH 2023 9781400241491  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \n23 24 25 26 27 LSC 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nTo the scientists  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCONTENTS  \nCover Title Page Copyright Preface  \nIntroduction: Reward Your Reader  \nChapter 1: Keep It Simple  \nChapter 2: Keep It Specific  \nChapter 3: Keep It Surprising  \nChapter 4: Keep It Stirring  \nChapter 5: Keep It Seductive  \nChapter 6: Keep It Smart  \nChapter 7: Keep It Social  \nChapter 8: Keep It Story-Driven  \nAfterword: Rewards from Within  \nAcknowledgments  \nEssential References Notes  \nIndex  \nAbout the Author  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nPREFACE  \nI once ran workshops for first-time book authors where I offered eight timetested strategies for writing better. Those are the eight strategies—or“secrets”—in this book. After coming up with the eight, a question nagged at me: What ties them together? Is there a single principle that explains why they work? What causes readers to keep reading every time you write with one of these strategies?  \nThat question sent me on a journey of scientific discovery. I researched what happens in readers’ brains when you use these strategies in nonfiction. What would psychology and neurobiology reveal? What accounts for these strategies’ appeal? What mystery magic—scientific secret—makes them irresistible in winning over readers?  \nMy initial research pointed to a central finding: When you read, your brain is set abuzz, and much more broadly than scientists once thought. Not just the region known for processing words as symbols starts firing. Many other regions light up, too. This was a revelation to me. 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