Audience Quote by Michael Loceff

When you consider that there are a thousand ways to express even the simplest idea, it is no wonder writers are under a great…

— E. B. White

I think there's a fine line between being so obtuse that you lose the reader completely, which is the intention for some writers, though…

— Laurie Foos

My feeling is that I think writers in general tend to be self-conscious and it takes a bit of a leap of faith or…

— Conor Oberst

For me, it's infinitely more interesting to read or watch a character making decisions they think are right, but the audience knows differently, and…

— Mark Waid

I'm a big believer in making sure that action is not confusing and the audience understands what the characters are up to and what…

— David Nutter

I feel it's very important to let individual writers' voices come through. But the character has to be consistent.

— Paul Lieberstein

What I find, particularly with young writers and readers, is that they don't want complicated feelings.

— Marlon James

Ideally, the writer needs no audience other than the few who understand that it is immodest and greedy to want more.

— Gore Vidal

I think readers either love or hate nonlinear storytelling, and it's true that it can be more difficult, both to write and to read.

— Chloe Benjamin

It's very hard to turn writers against each other, believe it or not.

— Matthew Weiner

I always like things to be as complicated as possible. I don't like an easy ending. I don't like when all the pieces get…

— Miriam Shor

I see so many talented writers who have difficulties with that. And if you don't believe it's important, you won't put in the work…

— Theodora Goss