Doe Quote by Suzanne Collins

What works for me is that I read widely and stay focused on my writing. I'm no longer concerned about what happens in the…

— Sefi Atta

Usually when I put my focus on the pacing, the plot, the specific characterizations, - it's ironic - but then I actually increase my…

— Christopher Rice

The older I get and the more fiction I write, the more I outline, the more I think about plot before I dive in…

— Dave Barry

There are just so many options that people have. But as a writer, you'll drive yourself crazy, if you worry about that too much.…

— Carlton Cuse

The Hunger Games has epic spectacle, yearning romance and suspense that won't quit!

— Peter Travers

As a writer, you play this daft game with yourself - you're constantly looking for distractions, anything to stop you from writing, but you're…

— Irvine Welsh

I'm bothered, as a reader, when I feel the writer is filling in too much. Again, whether it's nonfiction or fiction, I think writers…

— Lynne Tillman

Once I start work on a project, I don’t stop and I don’t slow down unless I absolutely have to. If I don’t write…

— Stephen King

Once I get my writing done, then I can turn my attention elsewhere - and not the other way around. The writing has to…

— Brad Listi

Only occasionally do I read new fiction. Most of my reading is heavily dictated by what I'm writing at the time.

— Simon Mawer

While writing a novel, I don't read anything new in fiction. I am too engrossed.

— Jane Gardam

When a bunch of stuff is happening on set, you have to remember the grander purpose: you're telling a story, so you have to…

— Taron Egerton