Story Writing Quotes

12 Story Writing quotes by 11 unique authors

• If there is a magic in story writing, and I am convinced that there is, no one has ever been able to reduce it to… — John Steinbeck
• Short-story writing requires an exquisite sense of balance. Novelists, frankly, can get away with more. A novel can have a dull spot or two, because… — Lynn Abbey
• If there is a magic in story writing, and I am convinced there is, no one has ever been able to reduce it to a… — John Steinbeck
• The object of fiction isn't grammatical correctness but to make the reader welcome and then tell a story.... Writing is seduction. Good talk is part… — Stephen King
• I do think that short story writing is often a matter of luck. — Robert Sheckley
• The greatest compliment a writer can be given is that a story and character hold a reader spellbound. Im caught up in the story writing… — Iris Johansen
• I feel that discussing story-writing in terms of plot, character, and theme is like trying to describe the expression on a face by saying where… — Flannery O'Connor
• For the last 20 years of my life, I've had the mantra to do amazing parts with amazing people in amazing projects, so I'm attracted… — John Hawkes
• Here in Manto's own words that he wanted to mark his grave with: "In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Here lies Saadat… — Saadat Hasan Manto
• I'll give you the whole secret to short story writing. Here it is. Rule 1: Write stories that please yourself. There is no Rule 2. — O. Henry
• I knew nothing about the technique of story writing, and now, after eighteen years of writing, I still know nothing about the technique, although with… — Edgar Rice Burroughs
• I like the story writing process. I usually use someone who has been trained for structure to take the story that I actually want, place… — Curtis Jackson

Who Wrote These Story Writing Quotes

11 authors contributed a total of 12 Story Writing Quotes as follows:

• 2 Story Writing Quotes by John Steinbeck
• 1 Story Writing Quote by Stephen King
• 1 Story Writing Quote by Saadat Hasan Manto
• 1 Story Writing Quote by Robert Sheckley
• 1 Story Writing Quote by O. Henry
• 1 Story Writing Quote by Lynn Abbey
• 1 Story Writing Quote by John Hawkes
• 1 Story Writing Quote by Iris Johansen
• 1 Story Writing Quote by Flannery O'Connor
• 1 Story Writing Quote by Edgar Rice Burroughs
• 1 Story Writing Quote by Curtis Jackson