What makes a story is how well it manages to connect with the reader, the visceral effect it has. — Len Wein Copy Share Image
You can read a dozen different textbooks or how-to manuals that will tell you the basic rules of what makes a story - a beginning, a middle, and an end. — Len Wein Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, there are writers whose only concern is how good they could make themselves look on a title. — Len Wein Copy Share Image
“No seriously, I'm a 910-year-old time lord, tough as old boots . Eat me and you'll have terrible indigestion for the next twenty years.… — Len Wein Copy Share Image
I'm a neurotic New York Jew by birth. Creating characters is second nature to me. — Len Wein Copy Share Image
People who were more concerned with themselves and looking good to their readers then they were with the characters sacrificed a series for the… — Len Wein Copy Share Image
Were there stories I wrote along the way that were terrible clinkers? God, yes. But they were all a product of their time, and… — Len Wein Copy Share Image
When someone writes to tell me something I've written made them laugh or cry, I've done my job and done it well. The rest… — Len Wein Copy Share Image
I've always thought of myself as an organic writer, rather than a cerebral one. I feel my way along as I go, hoping I'll… — Len Wein Copy Share Image
I think jazz and comic books are probably the two uniquely American art forms. — Len Wein Copy Share Image
I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle room for those who will follow. — Len Wein Copy Share Image
The bottom line always remains the same: What is the basic humanity of the character? How do I make them resonate with the reader? — Len Wein Copy Share Image
I've had editors over the years who couldn't find a clue if it was stapled to their butt. — Len Wein Copy Share Image
I had never really thought of myself as a writer; any writing I had done was just to give myself something to draw. — Len Wein Copy Share Image
In these litigious times, if you're a beginner, it's becoming harder and harder to get your work to the people who might actually be… — Len Wein Copy Share Image
I've never had to work out of the arts. I've always either been a writer or an editor, or something where I've made my… — Len Wein Copy Share Image
