Books Quote by Len Wein

“Every story reads on multiple levels to convey a greater, more intricate message, and it's the reader's role to tap into that.”

— Veronika Carnaby

When the reader and one narrator know something the other narrator does not, the opportunities for suspense and plot development and the shifting of…

— Sara Zarr

It just seduces you when you read a story and your brain relates to it. You recognize or connect with it. You identify with…

— Danny Boyle

The last thing I want is that sense of artifice - rather I want the reader drawn into the story and lost in it…

— Steve Erickson

“the starting place for any powerful story must be the author himself. If a story doesn’t resonate first and foremost with you, why believe…

— K.M. Weiland

“To write an excellent novel, make the outcome of the story matter to the reader through the evolving relationships between well-designed characters.”

— Martin Sandforth

My readers have to work with me to create the experience. They have to bring their imaginations to the story. No one sees a…

— Anonymous

If it's a good story, it's a good story, and it draws readers in.

— H. W. Brands

“I realized that the good stories were affecting the organs of my body in various ways, and the really good ones were stimulating more…

— Christopher Vogler

I can't control what a reader takes from a story.

— Marjorie Liu

Readers are hungry to have their stories in the world, to see mirrors of themselves if the stories are about people like them, and…

— Jacqueline Woodson

Really good writing, from my perspective, runs a lot like a visual on the screen. You need to create that kind of detail and…

— Ann Voskamp