--- title: "1 Story Doesn Quotes By Shawn Coyne" description: "1 Story Doesn quotes by Shawn Coyne. Plus more from Shawn Coyne and more Story Doesn sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f34/shawn-coyne-62076_leadership_so-if-your-story-doesn-t-change-your-lea_60937.jpg" --- > [“So if your Story doesn’t change your lead character irrevocably from beginning to end, no one will deeply care about it. It may entertain them, but it will have little effect on them. It will be forgotten. We want characters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-coyne/so-if-your-story-doesn-t-change-your-lead-character-irrevocably-from/) [Shawn Coyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-coyne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f34/shawn-coyne-62076_leadership_so-if-your-story-doesn-t-change-your-lea_60937.jpg) ## More by Shawn Coyne > [“So if your Story doesn’t change your lead character irrevocably from beginning to end, no one will deeply care about it. It may entertain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-coyne/so-if-your-story-doesn-t-change-your-lead-character-irrevocably-from/) [Shawn Coyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-coyne/) > [“External conflict is the sizzle that gets bottoms in movie seats and books on bestseller lists. As consumers, we have concrete expectations of these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-coyne/external-conflict-is-the-sizzle-that-gets-bottoms-in-movie-seats-and/) [Shawn Coyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-coyne/) > [“When human beings are faced with chaotic circumstances, our impulse is to stay safe by doing what we’ve always done before. To change our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-coyne/when-human-beings-are-faced-with-chaotic-circumstances-our-impulse-is/) [Shawn Coyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-coyne/) > [“Remember that the first rule when editing a book is to DO NO HARM.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-coyne/remember-that-the-first-rule-when-editing-a-book-is-to-do-no-harm/) [Shawn Coyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-coyne/) > [“Whether you know it or not, your desire to write comes from the urge to not just be “creative,” it’s a need (one every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-coyne/whether-you-know-it-or-not-your-desire-to-write-comes-from-the-urge/) [Shawn Coyne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-coyne/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/story-doesn/shawn-coyne/#itemlist", "name": "1 Story Doesn Quotes By Shawn Coyne", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“So if your Story doesn’t change your lead character irrevocably from beginning to end, no one will deeply care about it. 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