Bears Quote by Marisa Silver

“I never think of stories as made things; I think of them as found things. As if you pull them out of the ground,…

— Stephen King

I'm so focused on trying to craft the story that I'm in my own little world with it and that process. The one reader…

— Sara Zarr

“It came out smoothly and without a single hesitation, supporting my idea that stories are artifacts: not really made things which we create (and…

— Stephen King

The unfolding of a story is both as exciting and as difficult for each and every novel I've written, regardless of time and place.

— Rose Tremain

“In addition to reading Nancy Duarte’s book, Resonate, also consider her previous title, Slide:ology. I also recommend you read Cliff Atkinson’s Beyond Bullet Points,…

— Chuck Frey

Writing about real stuff that really concerned me brought out my craft. If you're writing a story about, 'Is Lois Lane gonna figure out…

— Dennis O'Neil

“When I began writing this story, I thought I had some idea of what it was about. I was wrong. In my life writing…

— Richard Paul Evans

Craft is part of the creative process.

— Gavin Bryars

A compelling story requires conflict, friction, an obstacle to be overcome.

— Kristen Soltis Anderson

“Our job as writers is to be as curious as a child, to see things for the first time, and to never assume. We…

— Alan Watt

What I have to write, the story, it is always going on in my mind. What incidences I can add in the story -…

— Sudha Murty

I never think of stories as made things; I think of them as found things. As if you pull them out of the ground.

— Stephen King