Being Quote by Jonathan Coleman

I set myself up for a lot of trouble by wanting to tell a story that is fairly earnest and emotional and expressive, but…

— Adrian Tomine

“Having something worth telling and a passion to tell it are what make you a good writer. I can't tell you how many times…

— Chris Colfer

I am not interested only in telling a story, but I want to tell it my way. I don't want my accent, my temperament,…

— Haile Gerima

The job of a storyteller is to tell stories, and I have concentrated on that obligation.

— James A. Michener

“If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn’t matter a damn how you write.” ~Somerset Maugham”

— Dennis Ward

If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn't matter a damn how you write.

— W. Somerset Maugham

I'm not a writer, inherently. Most of the writers I've met have stories they need to tell. I don't have that. I'm an interpreter.…

— Mark Strong

My job as an author - at least the way I think of it - is to make a story that is coded and…

— Shane Carruth

I think, as writers, our first responsibility is to writing an honest story. Tell the story you want to tell, without pulling your punches.

— Lynn Coady

“There's an enormous difference between being a story writer and being a regular person. As a person, it's your duty to stay on a…

— Rick Bass

“If you’re honest with yourself as a writer, trying to tell the best story you can, your story will be an honest one. And…

— Joe Clifford Faust

The key is to work with people who are passionate about storytelling and who have a similar sensibility of the type and nature of…

— Patrick Lussier