Details Quote by Paula Danziger

Write about small, self-contained incidents that are still vivid in your memory. If you remember them, it's because they contain a larger truth that…

— William Zinsser

All good novelists have bad memories. What you remember comes out as journalism; what you forget goes into the compost of the imagination.

— Graham Greene

I think the main thing to remember when writing a novel is to stay true to the characters.

— Cassandra Clare

Writers remember everything...especially the hurts. Strip a writer to the buff, point to the scars, and he'll tell you the story of each small…

— Stephen King

I recognize that memory is far from infallible though. If I feel like I can't accurately describe something, I just leave it out. I…

— Marie Calloway

I have to always remember, writing is really hard.

— David Remnick

I think it's important to remember that writing is a gift and our stories are gifts to ourselves and to the world and sometimes…

— Jacqueline Woodson

It's a funny thing about writing. You get so balled up in a story idea that you lose your perspective and forget that human…

— Gary Reilly

A story is ultimately a memory. It's important when you're telling a story to think about why this memory is a memory. You don't…

— Matt Besser

Not writing is as important as writing - go out into the world and remember how interesting it, and the people in it, are.

— Veronica Roth

“Write about patriotism, about victory and defeat. Write about revolutions and rebels and prisoners and wars. About emotions, of love and hatred and disappointment…

— Nema Al-Araby

Good writing is about finding and exploiting anecdotes that resonate with the reader. In storytelling, it's OK if you only make one point, as…

— Ben Clymer