Battle Quote by Kristin Nelson

Novels often have leisurely openings; a TV drama needs an arresting opening.

— Andrew Davies

How it works for me is that a scene comes to mind, usually a scene between the hero and heroine, that depicts the emotional…

— Lori Foster

Fantasy stories open our eyes to an unseen world and train our minds to see beyond the visible. In the New Testament context, this…

— Bryan Davis

There is a comfort zone of knowing where things are going and having characters in place, but the action gets more and more dramatic…

— Jerry B. Jenkins

A good play puts the audience through a certain ordeal,

— Howard Barker

There are epic impulses everywhere you look in There Will Be Blood; what's missing is character development, focused storytelling and, most significantly (apart from…

— Stephanie Zacharek

For me, my favorite scenes, when I'm in my comfort zone, are the fighting scenes Those are my favorite to do, so I'd love…

— Steven R. McQueen

I love the standard fantasy setting of Medieval England and Medieval Europe, but I wanted to go somewhere different.

— Leigh Bardugo

“All plots are cliche.”

— Jincy Willett

Sometime let gorgeous Tragedy In sceptred pall come sweeping by, Presenting Thebes, or Pelops' line, Or the tale of Troy divine.

— John Milton

Each character has their own challenges. The challenge to doing one scene is your whole history of who you are and your relationships, you…

— Viola Davis

“Fantasy novels reveal “emergency escape routes” from reality. Romance novels dish out a banquet of Eye Candy. Otherworldly passion erupts when the two collide…

— Sarah J. Pepper