Decision Quote by Pamela Clare

Before I start, I trick myself into thinking I know what's going to happen in the story, but the characters have ideas of their…

— Neal Shusterman

I tend not to know what the plot is or the story is or even the theme. Those things come later, for me.

— Michael Ondaatje

Some good decisions produces best stories

— Anne Nwakama

You don’t choose a story, it chooses you.

— Robert Penn Warren

I made a conscious decision when I was writing that book to depict in real time how I treated it, and how I thought…

— Melissa Febos

I never start a section of the story without knowing how it will end. I also consciously try to shape the story as though…

— Dave Barry

Plot is not my forte. It's like I have to live in my head in the book for a while before I figure out…

— Erin Morgenstern

Anytime I feel like I am beginning to explain the plot or characters too much my stomach churns. I like stories that let the…

— Charles Forsman

I write the story as it comes to me - YA is my natural voice, not a conscious choice.

— Marie Lu

I go out and look for a good story to tell and if I like it enough and I decide to direct it, I…

— Steven Spielberg

I have to feel something emotionally on the story to be able to write for it. I turn things down if I don't feel…

— Howard Shore

When I write my novels I don't really have a huge plan beforehand; I don't have the whole plot and architecture, so the story…

— Michael Ondaatje