Tim Conway was a little different from the rest. He was always in the back of the studio building something with the… — Vicki Lawrence Copy Share Image
When I decided to take writing seriously, I did a lot of reading and analyzing of the books I liked, and came… — George Stephen Copy Share Image
“On THE AMBER SPYGLASS: "If this plotline was a motorist, it would have been arrested for driving while intoxicated, if it had… — John C. Wright Copy Share Image
“Other people dream while they are asleep. I plot new book ideas.” — Michelle C. Hillstrom Copy Share Image
You can't compete with hip-hop. That doesn't mean I don't want to be as big as a rap star. I do -… — Brandon Flowers Copy Share Image
“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
Plotting is difficult for me, and always has been. I do that before I actually start writing, but I always do characters,… — Elizabeth George Copy Share Image
I love intricate plotting and exciting twists, but I realize more that people enjoy a good story in a simple, focused way. — Evan Daugherty Copy Share Image
“The last time she was up here, she had been... staring up at the sky and dreaming of stars. Now, she looked… — Kiersten White Copy Share Image
“I love the juice but I loathe sticky fingers. Clean hands, Sansa. Whatever you do, make certain your hands are clean.” — George R.R. Martin Copy Share Image
“You can keep the ‘aww’ without having the ‘eww,’ creating a stronger plot!” — Kaylee Stepkoski Copy Share Image
“We've only been sitting here forty minutes. I'm never at the morning table less than an hour and a half. I do… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
I love a big, character-rich story with a dark heart, with a compelling mystery or some kind of ticking clock at its… — Lisa Unger Copy Share Image
I got into reading a lot of noir and a lot of thrillers as well, and I really admired the plotting about… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
Anybody can do research. The plotting of the novel, writing the ending before you write anything else, which I always do -… — John Irving Copy Share Image
We've always had a love for other places outside the US. I would be right with him. Now that Michael's been vindicated,… — Jermaine Jackson Copy Share Image
I once tried to write a novel about revenge. It's the only book I didn't finish. I couldn't get into the mind… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
“Revenge, I've come to learn, is not impulsive, or reactionary, or blind. It's calculating, patient, and observant. And if it's going to… — Dawn Klehr Copy Share Image
“As the taxi entered the intersection, the two drivers in the attorney general’s entourage slammed on the brakes. Both Suburbans fishtailed out… — Chad Boudreaux Copy Share Image
“Remember: Plot is no more than footprints left in the snow after your characters have run by on their way to incredible… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
“Imagine the same scene in HAMLET if Pullman had written it. Hamlet, using a mystic pearl, places the poison in the cup… — John C. Wright Copy Share Image
“All plots tend to move deathward. This is the nature of plots. Political plots, terrorist plots, lovers’ plots, narrative plots, plots that… — Don DeLillo Copy Share Image