“A beginning is that which does not itself follow anything by causal necessity, but after which something naturally is or comes to… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Plot exposition that can be gently wound out by the authorial voice and internal monologue of a character in the length of… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
I grew up reading SF in the '70s and '80s, and I like fast, thought-provoking plots that take you places in fully… — Kim Harrison Copy Share Image
“Another mistake is presenting too much background information, and doing so in the first few pages. Writers should begin their stories with… — Evan Marshall Copy Share Image
Back in my 20s, when I wrote 'A Place of Greater Safety,' the French Revolution novel, I thought, 'I'll always have to… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
I wrote 'Turn Your Radio On' in 1937, and it was published in 1938. At this time radio was relatively new to… — Albert E. Brumley Copy Share Image
I was lucky because logarithmic plots are a device of the devil. — Charles Francis Richter Copy Share Image
I always begin with a source of inspiration that comes from nature. The story comes from my research, volunteering, and meeting the… — Mary Alice Monroe Copy Share Image
I lose tons of stuff on the cutting room floor. For Scary Movie 3, for example, we had a lot of Matrix… — David Zucker Copy Share Image
“Not telling everything you know is not the same as telling a lie.” — Glenda Bailey-Mershon Copy Share Image
The real world is devoid of narratives, after all. Narratives are just a thing that our brains do with facts in order… — Charles Stross Copy Share Image
There is a limited number of plots. There is no limit to the number of stories. — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
I don't plot the books out ahead of time, I don't plan them. I don't begin at the beginning and end at… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
Character, I think, is the single most important thing in fiction. You might read a book once for its interesting plot—but not… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
Wake the power within thee slumbering, trim the plot that's in thy keeping, thou wilt bless the task when reaping sweet labour's… — John Stuart Blackie Copy Share Image
In the preface to his great History of Europe, H. A. L. Fisher wrote: "Men wiser than and more learned than I… — D. V. Ager Copy Share Image
We also have to match the skills with the needs of the economy... I think we are losing the plot because we… — Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Copy Share Image
Life is replete with comedy, drama, horror, suspense, tragedy, romance, mystery, fantasy and a good dose of fiction. While at times the… — Derek R. Audette Copy Share Image
I've never sat down and thought about the difference between plot and theme. To me, that's never been important. — Len Wein Copy Share Image
I don't really know what an adverb is. A dangling participle? That sounds really rude. I don't know what character is, really.… — Colum McCann Copy Share Image
Chris Claremont once said of Alan Moore, "if he could plot, we'd all have to get together and kill him." Which utterly… — Warren Ellis Copy Share Image
I think people got in touch with me either knowing my work, or probably more frequently just knowing a plot or sort… — Mark Leyner Copy Share Image
When I wrote Rick, I had the idea that I would take the plot of nearly every opera and turn it into… — Daniel Handler Copy Share Image
