Quotes by Story I guess I would say that most of what I've learned about storytelling derives from novels and short stories. I cannot think of a novel or story, or a novelist or story writer, who thinks in terms of three-act structure. Tom Bissell short say story think A lot of times, I have personal things, things I go through that I may exaggerate or make a story around, but it always has a meaning related to something I've been through for real. Tink meaning story always real One of the things I've found most challenging about writing a multibook series is keeping it fresh and evolving while still delivering the familiarity that keeps longtime fans devoted to the characters and story world. Tina St. John story fans writing world I'm a competent novelist. I'm getting better. But I'm a really good short story writer. Tim Pratt short story better good Above all, a well-imagined story is organized around extraordinary human behaviors and unexpected and startling events, which help illuminate the commonplace and the ordinary. Tim O'Brien help story unexpected events You can construct whatever story you want to. Documentaries are constructions, as is all journalism. Tim Hetherington story you journalism want You can't tell the story of a 13-year-old boy who knows every lyric to 'Phantom of the Opera' without also referencing how much teasing he gets at school. Tim Federle boy story you school A mental shutdown can happen when a young person is put in front of a Shakespeare play. My pieces are designed to release young audiences into the story and then creep up with the real Shakespeare, almost by stealth. Tim Crouch person story real play It's important to find characters that share sympathy with a young audience, not just in the story but their role in the world. Tim Crouch story important sympathy world I try to tell my story as simply as possible, with the camera at eye level. Howard Hawks camera story try eye I know that from the days of Watergate... the notion of two sources on a story has become the popular dogma about how you confirm something. And there is a lot of truth to that, but there are all kinds of ways to check to the extent that you can, a story that you get. Howard Fineman story know you truth Being in Vietnam and being around a major story of the time was always a great shot of adrenaline. Horst Faas story great always time I got a couple of stories published, but the kind of money you were making for publishing a short story, I could see I wasn't going to make a living at it. Hooman Majd short story you money Coalwood, West Virginia, is the little coal-mining town where I grew up, and it was there that five other teenage boys and I famously built and launched rockets. I recounted this story in my memoir, 'Rocket Boys.' Homer Hickam rocket story where up I revise a lot while I'm drafting, often going back to the beginning again and again to revise because I've changed massive things about the story. By the time I get to the end of a first draft, I've been through the beginning lots of times. Holly Black end story beginning time I think to truly not know what to expect out of the story - to create a world where nothing is guaranteed - is sort of the backbone of 'Atlanta.' Hiro Murai nothing story think world I'm a voyeur. I say that with no embarrassment. If I could have a superpower, being invisible would be it, no question. I'm fascinated by human behavior; observing people and seeing how much story gets told without a lot of dialogue, and how much our brain fills in. Thomas Schlamme story behavior brain people Fundamentally, one of the things I tend to migrate toward when I'm working is a story about people whose stories aren't told in theater. Thomas Kail about story things people People's imaginations are sort of there for the taking, I guess. If you tell the story right, you're going to hook them. Thomas Gibson story tell you people The only thing that remained consistent over the years was my ability and enthusiasm to tell the story. Herb Trimpe story tell ability enthusiasm «1234567891011»
