Books Quote by Edan Lepucki

I think that sharpens the intention of a scene and clarifies a story's arc. Of course, I don't seek the questions until after I've…

— Edan Lepucki

I think I was always writing books that had very clear scenic structures. I do tend to write in scenes. I do tend to…

— Tom Perrotta

Rarely does a complete idea come to me. I basically start with just a small scene or a snatch of dialogue and force myself…

— Sandra Brown

When I start to write, I see my stories as a kind of movie. For instance, I ask myself, "What kind of opening do…

— Julie Andrews

My work as a screenwriter has influenced my fiction. Writing screenplays forces you to consider many elements regarding story structure and other narrative devices…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

I'm sure that everything you do contributes to the sort of novel that you write. A lot of actors have an understanding of drama…

— Rachel Joyce

I try to write cinematically. Let me define what I mean by that. First of all, I try to write in a visual way…

— Frank Peretti

If you're writing a novel, you can afford to see where the spirit takes you, but in terms of structure and engineering with a…

— Jane Goldman

I can't write a scene unless I've visualized it. Unless I can actually see it, and that's why a lot of reviewers have said…

— Eric Van Lustbader

I write the big scenes first, that is, the scenes that carry the meaning of the book, the emotional experience.

— Joyce Cary

I find screenplays easy to write, my novels being very visual. You see what people look like. The physical action is described.

— John Irving

I have written scripts, so I look at a part the way a writer would. That is, I look at it and look to…

— Terry Crews