Being real Quote by Linden MacIntyre

The theme of Death is to Poetry what Mistaken Identity is to Drama.

— Dannie Abse

I never have a thematic intention at the outset. The story informs the theme for me rather than the other way around. But as…

— Stephen King

Storylines are how characters create the plots involved in their stories.

— Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

I write about the trials and triumphs of contemporary life - and often the readers see themselves between the lines of the story.

— Karen Kingsbury

Plots may be simple or complex, but suspense, and climactic progress from one incident to another, are essential. Every incident in a fictional work…

— H. P. Lovecraft

“It wouldn't be practical to have sections called "Dog Stories", "Horse Stories", "Mid-life Crisis and Adultery", "Writers and Artists Struggling to Discover Themselves", "People…

— Orson Scott Card

Tragedy is a literary concept.

— David Hockney

Every story I write starts with a dilemma or a theme. Once I am convinced that this is the issue that is perturbing my…

— Siegfried Lenz

“I suppose I've never set out to write a novel in which nothing happens . . . only to write a novel about the…

— Alice McDermott

I've always thought abstractly - through theme and variations rather than narrative.

— Robert Wilson

I'm not thinking much about overall themes or preoccupations or anything like that. Instead I'm just trusting that, if I'm working hard, various notions…

— George Saunders

I'm not sure if a writer should talk about themes. Themes arrive out of the deeper structure and concerns, but to me, the main…

— David Means