Alive Quote by Gareth Evans

I think the best stories always end up being about the people rather than the event, which is to say character-driven.

— Stephen King

I have always connected to stories with characters that don't fit in and have a constant internal battle between their better nature and the…

— Matt Czuchry

For me, a great story is one in which the protagonist faces unimaginable odds; where the stakes are high that failure constitutes a disaster.

— Michael Boatman

I think the good stories are those where the character decides to break away and do something different.

— Keri Russell

Every so often, you want to map out your plot mythology but never so specifically that you can't let a story surprise you. You…

— Eric Kripke

I'm not really a plot writer - I'm more interested in the characters and sort of small events that propel the story forward.

— Sara Zarr

Anytime I feel like I am beginning to explain the plot or characters too much my stomach churns. I like stories that let the…

— Charles Forsman

With relatively few exceptions, the novel sacrifices too much, for me, on the altar of plot.

— David Shields

I like to end stories where the readers have a little room to run. They can resolve things as they like in their own…

— Stephen King

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…

— Jeff Abbott

My favorite novels allow me to imagine the characters afterward and what happened, and that I've witnessed a really great story, where the world…

— Anonymous

With years of experience doing whatever it takes to get to the bottom of each story, I am looking forward to covering the stories…

— Geraldo Rivera