Plot Quotes

625 quotes by 538 authors

Plot is tremendously important to me: I can't stand books where nothing happens, and I can't imagine ever writing a novel without at least one… — Ned Beauman
I don't think I'm a natural novelist. Plot is definitely one of my weaker points. I've been working on it a long time, and it's… — Rick Bass
An action movie should, like any other, follow the narrative traditions of literature. That means there should be subtlety, a slow build and a gradual… — Shane Black
God, I'd love to do a big commercial movie that made a lot of money and whose plot was interesting too. — Bob Balaban
I enjoyed doing the gag covers better than the story ones because they were usually simpler. A cover based on an incident in the plot… — Carl Barks
I look for material that both interest me and challenges me. If I am drawn to the material and I have to work hard at… — David Baldacci
Crime fiction makes money. It may be harder for writers to get published, but crime is doing better than most of what we like to… — Linwood Barclay
Every book has got its challenges. You run into a plot point that you can't figure out, or a scene that you struggle to write… — Justin Cronin
My temper manifests itself when I can't find something. I could swear that there is a plot against me to put kitchen utensils in the… — Tom Conti
I try to trace the connection between the characters and that way a story or plot emerges. — Anita Desai
My books are primarily plot driven but the best plot in the world is useless if you don't populate them with characters that readers can… — Jeffery Deaver
So I work hard to present the human side of my characters while not neglecting the plot. — Jeffery Deaver
I'm not a good crime writer. I'm not good with plots... so I have to do something else. — Karin Fossum
It's very liberating for me to realize that I don't have to step up to the plate with a plot that involves the U.N. Security… — Jonathan Franzen
I like to believe my suspense novels marry the strong characters from my romance writing past, with the twisty, clever plots of my mystery writing… — Lisa Gardner
What I loved about romances was the character, and I think I still bring that to my novels. What romance taught me was that the… — Lisa Gardner
I believe the most intricate plot won't matter much to readers if they don't care about the characters, especially in a series. So I try… — Jeff Abbott
A lot of cop shows, because they have the restraints of having a new case every episode, the victims often become these kind of nameless,… — Mireille Enos
In commercial fiction especially, everything in the story usually contributes directly to the plot The shorter the story, the truer this is — Nancy Kress
Fiction writers come up with some interesting metaphors when speaking of plot. Some say the plot is the highway and the characters are the automobiles.… — James N. Frey

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