Like Quote by Alice Munro

The fiction writer in me likes gaps in stories because I can jump into that gap and try to suggest something.

— Marlon James

we lived in the gaps between the stories

— Margaret Atwood

You have to suspend thinking in narratives. The moment you are conscious of yourself the gap opens up. And in this gap, stories are…

— Aleksandar Hemon

Some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle and end.

— Gilda Radner

I like it when stories are left open.

— Alan Rickman

When you're putting together a story, sometimes you just have to skip over the boring bits.

— Laurie R. King

I think I've finally learned to stop worrying about how big the gaps are between my novels' publication.

— Justine Larbalestier

I think it's important to leave spaces in a story for readers to fill in from their own experience.

— Annie Proulx

There are just long gaps where I can't find a point of insertion, I can't find a good opening line, I can't find a…

— Billy Collins

I don't have a great eye for detail. I leave blanks in all of my stories. I leave out all detail, which leaves the…

— Garrison Keillor

In my case, the long gaps between my books have got quite a lot to do with lack of confidence. A lot of the…

— Wendy Cope

My sister-in-law believes that few narratives are so tightly constructed that you can't skip boring bits and still keep abreast of what's going on.

— Arthur Smith