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> [Storytelling is storytelling. Good stories need compelling characters and interesting conflicts. That's the bottom line no matter what medium you're writing for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-j-machale-2/storytelling-is-storytelling-good-stories-need-compelling-characters/)

[D. J. MacHale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-j-machale-2/)

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> [The single best piece of advice I give to aspiring writers is to always write about things that they know. I suggest that they write about people and places and events and conflicts they are familiar with. That way their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-j-machale-2/the-single-best-piece-of-advice-i-give-to-aspiring-writers-is-to/)

[D. J. MacHale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-j-machale-2/)

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## More by D. J. MacHale

> [There are two types of people in this world. People who hate clowns...and clowns. (Bobby Pendragon)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-j-machale-2/there-are-two-types-of-people-in-this-world-people-who-hate-clowns/)

[D. J. MacHale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-j-machale-2/)

> [“I'm not sure if he physically changes, or if he uses some kind of mind control to make you think he looks different, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-j-machale-2/i-m-not-sure-if-he-physically-changes-or-if-he-uses-some-kind-of-mind/)

[D. J. MacHale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-j-machale-2/)

> [Perhaps you should bite me", Bobby Pendragon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-j-machale-2/perhaps-you-should-bite-me-bobby-pendragon/)

[D. J. MacHale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-j-machale-2/)

> [It is much more fun to write about villains then heroes. The villains are the ones that think out the scheme, and the heroes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-j-machale-2/it-is-much-more-fun-to-write-about-villains-then-heroes-the-villains/)

[D. J. MacHale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-j-machale-2/)

> [There will be no more protests. No more dissension. No more violence. There will be only one voice. The voice of Ravinia. The voice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-j-machale-2/there-will-be-no-more-protests-no-more-dissension-no-more-violence/)

[D. J. MacHale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-j-machale-2/)

> [My life is an ongoing, ever changing adventure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-j-machale-2/my-life-is-an-ongoing-ever-changing-adventure/)

[D. J. MacHale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-j-machale-2/)

> [Who's Heinz and what's an accordion?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-j-machale-2/who-s-heinz-and-what-s-an-accordion/)

[D. J. MacHale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-j-machale-2/)

> [A screenplay is really a blueprint for something that will be filmed. Therefore you must always keep in mind that whatever you write is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-j-machale-2/a-screenplay-is-really-a-blueprint-for-something-that-will-be-filmed/)

[D. J. MacHale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-j-machale-2/)

> [“Hobey-ho here we go…”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-j-machale-2/hobey-ho-here-we-go/)

[D. J. MacHale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-j-machale-2/)

> [Storytelling is storytelling. Good stories need compelling characters and interesting conflicts. That's the bottom line no matter what medium you're writing for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-j-machale-2/storytelling-is-storytelling-good-stories-need-compelling-characters/)

[D. J. MacHale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-j-machale-2/)

> [To write a good mystery you have to know where it will end before you can decide where it will begin... and I've always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-j-machale-2/to-write-a-good-mystery-you-have-to-know-where-it-will-end-before-you/)

[D. J. MacHale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-j-machale-2/)

> [I'd love to play the piano, and I'm going to work on it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-j-machale-2/i-d-love-to-play-the-piano-and-i-m-going-to-work-on-it/)

[D. J. MacHale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-j-machale-2/)

> [I saw the horrible way that people could treat each other. That may be the saddest thing of all. I saw greed and anger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-j-machale-2/i-saw-the-horrible-way-that-people-could-treat-each-other-that-may-be/)

[D. J. MacHale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-j-machale-2/)

> [To write, you need to find what you love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-j-machale-2/to-write-you-need-to-find-what-you-love/)

[D. J. MacHale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-j-machale-2/)

> [The single best piece of advice I give to aspiring writers is to always write about things that they know. I suggest that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-j-machale-2/the-single-best-piece-of-advice-i-give-to-aspiring-writers-is-to/)

[D. J. MacHale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-j-machale-2/)

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