Asks Quote by Christopher Paul Curtis

My general approach to writing fiction is that you try to have as few conceptual notions as possible and you just respond to the…

— George Saunders

Telling a story is like trying to eat grapes with a fork. It's always trying to get away from you. And if you're a…

— Brent Weeks

I'm not a good storyteller. I always think I'm going to get interrupted, or something's going to get edited. I think that comes from…

— Amy Sedaris

If you don't like someone's story, write your own.

— Chinua Achebe

Try not to become disappointed if someone doesn't like a story you've written. Stick up for your ideas, but listen to what other people…

— Margaret Mahy

Some of the best things that have happened in my stories have happened seemingly of their own accord. The writer becomes a listener, just…

— Will Hobbs

Never submit an idea or chapter to an editor or publisher, no matter how much he would like you to. Writing from the approved…

— John Creasey

Don't let your characters tell you what to do. They can be pushy. Some writers say that they create characters and then just sort…

— Chelsea Cain

What a story is, is devious. It pretends transparency, forthrightness. It engages with ordinary people, ordinary matters, recognizable stuff. But this is all a…

— Joy Williams

“If you don't like my story,write your own”

— Chinua Achebe

If you don't like someone's story, write your own. If you don't like what somebody says, say what it is you don't like.

— Chinua Achebe

And at that point, I think my experience in covering the subject helped me. I think editors felt comfortable with the idea of me…

— Laura Hillenbrand