Essays Quote by Chelsea Martin

I wanted to portray very, very dark subject matter and a deceptively complex story in the brightest colours and simplest lines possible to leave…

— Mark Millar

I was attempting to write the story of my life. It wasn't so much about plot. It was much more about character.

— David Levithan

Conventional forms of narrative allow for different points of view, but for this book I wanted a structure whereby each of the main characters…

— Penelope Lively

I think main storylines are what always intrigued me, with those that were the relationships between the characters against whatever backdrop, whether it was…

— John Noble

A Million Little Pieces. I wanted the stories in the book to ebb and flow, to have dramatic arcs, to have the tension that…

— James Frey

I realised that what I loved was descriptive writing rather than something with a plot.

— Arlo Parks

I look for two things when I am about to launch into a book. First, there has to be a dramatic arc to the…

— David Maraniss

Storylines are how characters create the plots involved in their stories.

— Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

I wasn't writing stories with the intention of creating a particular collection. I simply wrote stories, and then discovered common themes among a good…

— Bonnie Jo Campbell

I wanted it to be as readable as possible. I had the ambition of reaching a broader audience.

— Adrian Tomine

I wanted to hold onto and exploit the power of narrative. This is not only a book about a great storyteller, but there have…

— Stephen Greenblatt

I'm not thinking much about overall themes or preoccupations or anything like that. Instead I'm just trusting that, if I'm working hard, various notions…

— George Saunders