Books Quote by Sara Zarr

I think narrators expect a high level of intimacy with their readers, and vice versa.

— Tom Barbash

I see this with experienced writers, too: They worry so much about the plot that they lose sight of the characters. They lose sight…

— Brian Michael Bendis

You know it's a great story when you identify with the main character to the point that you forget you're a spectator or a…

— Gaspar Noe

There is a comfort zone of knowing where things are going and having characters in place, but the action gets more and more dramatic…

— Jerry B. Jenkins

I really enjoy the pastiche storytelling of watching separate stories slowly collide with one another. The audience gets to participate in trying to guess…

— Tim Kring

The suspense of a novel is not only in the reader, but in the novelist, who is intensely curious about what will happen to…

— Mary McCarthy

When the reader hears strong echoes of his or her own life and beliefs, he or she is apt to become more invested in…

— Stephen King

The suspense in a novel is not only in the reader, but in the novelist himself, who is intensely curious too about what will…

— Mary McCarthy

For me, when I see movies where I kind of know who the characters are and what the situation is, I get bored. To…

— Richard Shepard

What makes a story is how well it manages to connect with the reader, the visceral effect it has.

— Len Wein

You set up a story and it turns inside out and that is, for me, the most exciting sort of story to write. The…

— Nigel Kneale

The idea of having a narrative guiding the viewer through and grasping their attention is a really compelling thing.

— Justin Peck