Charter Quote by Nick Earls

I approach writing stories as a recorder. I think of my role as some kind of reporting device - recording and projecting.

— Jhumpa Lahiri

Once I have the idea for a story. I start collecting all kinds of helpful information and storing it in three-ring notebooks. For example,…

— Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

I write largely plot-driven stories.

— Ravi Subramanian

I'm a creative person and I use painting, acting, writing, writing songs, or whatever, as tools to just get a point across, in order…

— Michael Marisi Ornstein

When it comes to actually writing the book/story, I work on a computer. I wish I could write longhand, but I can't.

— Paul G. Tremblay

I started out as a poet who primarily wanted to write about image and moment. Over the years I've been trying to teach myself…

— Dan Chaon

I write from real life. I am an unrepentant eavesdropper and a collector of stories. I record bits of overheard dialogue.

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I have little comedy notebooks, and I also have notes in my phone, and I'll write on my laptop for longer stories.

— Michelle Buteau

I'm teaching myself how to screenplay write.

— Hari Nef

It draws you in and creates pictures, so what I do is almost like a talking story book.

— Slick Rick

I'm used to writing short stories, which is primarily what I like to read.

— Matthew Healy

I love my job so much. I thought, what a cool way for kids to learn, via assignment, via reporting. I learn so much…

— Nancy O'Dell