Basically Quote by Susan Howatch

I think the deepest thing is that many fiction writers tell stories but are not elegant writers. But, we're not writing journalism when we're…

— Edward Hirsch

“A good fiction writer can write any character or any story that she wants to write. The importance, IMO, is a burning desire to…

— Suzanne Brockmann

Telling a story is like trying to eat grapes with a fork. It's always trying to get away from you. And if you're a…

— Brent Weeks

I have always held the old-fashioned opinion that the primary object of work of fiction should be to tell a story.

— Wilkie Collins

If there's any single talent a writer needs, it's persistence. If you can keep at your writing and you can learn as you write,…

— Octavia Butler

It's not easy to tell a story about writers and make that feel like a complete story and an interesting story.

— Greg Kinnear

“...I’ve never understood the logic that says a work doesn’t need to be judged on the quality of its writing or characters simply because…

— Glen Hirshberg

When you're writing a novel, you're still telling a story. But you're telling it very differently. It's a craft like anything else.

— Howard Gordon

Fiction comes in all shapes and sizes. Secrets,lies,stories. We all tell them. Sometimes,because we hope to entertain. Sometimes,because we need to distract. And sometimes,…

— Jodi Picoult

Something about writing needs a sort of distance not to be involved as a writer - just something that makes it easier to write.…

— Lena Andersson

Telling a story is the way of exploring so many different things - human behavior, society, whatever existence.

— Yorgos Lanthimos

The point really is that a writer tends to write a book that he or she tends to write. It's as simple as that.…

— Vikram Seth