Been Quote by Jean M. Auel

Every story starts with an idea, but it is the characters that move this idea forward.

— Michael Scott

When I first starting conceiving series like 'Courtney,' 'Polly,' 'How Loathsome,' etc., I was shooting for closed story-arcs but open-ended concepts. Then I started…

— Ted Naifeh

Normally I start with a plot, and write a synopsis, and the ideas come from the construction.

— Jo Nesbo

In order to have a TV series, you have to have a good idea for the story.

— Tiny Tim

It's very difficult to have a successful series that can continue to capture and captivate an audience and keep people interested. Because the story,…

— Jaime Pressly

That's a discovery process. That's the terrifying and wonderful part about getting picked up to series. You get to develop the stories and talk…

— Chuck Lorre

I love to read, and TV seemed more like a good book, with these incredible series unfolding like chapters in a novel.

— Channing Dungey

I don't watch the beginnings of many series; I don't know why - maybe because I'm normally working.

— Grant Bowler

I'm probably more character-driven than plot-driven. It's rare for me to attach myself to an idea for a story.

— Steven Soderbergh

I think people enjoy a series. When you like a story, many readers want more of the same, which is dandy, if the author…

— Sarah Zettel

I did not know at first that it would be a series; I discovered after the first novel that I had more to say…

— Piers Anthony

We're always exploring new ideas in the writers room, and those kinds of ideas snowball from season to season and drive the show in…

— Robert Kirkman