Books Quote by Marc Levy

“Specifically, I ask that my scenes do three things: Advance the story Reveal new information Pull the reader forward”

— Rachel Aaron

“Details are extremely important. A story without details is like an action movie without special effects.”

— Mark A. Roeder

“My style might seem awkward, but I'm only trying to write down the things in the scene that I think the reader should know.”

— Hemingway

“Certainly, I want to capture the reader's attention from the beginning and hold it until the end: that is half the purpose of my…

— Edward Abbey

“The more details, depth and thought you put into your ideas the more valuable they become.”

— Simon Zingerman

“No detail is too small.”

— Chip Heath and Dan Heath

“I did not elaborate, nor did I need to. The human imagination is capable of anything when left on its own to fill in…

— Alan Bradley

“...Don't insult readers by questioning the extent of their imaginations. Most need only to be nudged to solve a good mystery.”

— Peggy Kopman-Owens

“I keep telling you, you don't pay enough attention to the minor characters. A novel should be like a street full of strangers, where…

— Irène Némirovsky

“That kind of attention to detail means that as a result you really can’t do a lot of things. You have to just do…

— Adam Lashinsky

“All I'm saying is that there is more to life than the main story. Check out the notes in the margins because maybe they're…

— Isabelle Rowan

“...there is more to life than the main story. Check out the notes in the margins because maybe they're even more important.”

— Isabelle Rowan