“I will never again play anything that does not have social significance. We American jazz musicians of African descent have proved beyond all doubt that we are master musicians of our instruments. Now what we have to do is employ our skill to tell the dramatic story of our people and what we've been through.” PeopleDoePlayStoriesSocialMusicDoubtMastersSkillsMusicianInstrumentsJazzAfrican AmericanDramaticSignificanceJazz MusicDescentJazz MusicianAfrican Music Author:Max Roach
“When the news wants to tell you something is important, they put dramatic theme music behind it. They scare you into watching the story.” WantImportantStoriesBehindsNewsMusic IsDramaticThemeScare Author:Aaron McGruder
“Ultimately people don't watch shows because of how realistic they are. They watch them because of the same dramatic elements that have always made stories interesting. And fundamentally if those elements don't work, no amount of reality is going to be enough to keep people watching a show.” PeopleIfsMadeEnoughStoriesShowsRealityInterestingWatchesAmountElementsDramaticRealistic Author:Michael Loceff
“My novels are in the literature section as opposed to the romance section of bookstores because they're not romance novels. If I tried to have them published as romances, they'd be rejected. I write dramatic fiction; a further sub-genre would classify them as love stories.” IfsWritingStoriesRomanceLiteratureFictionNovelLove StoryGenreDramaticRejectedSectionsBookstoresRomance Novel Author:Nicholas Sparks
“I've gotten a little superstitious about listening to music when I write. Once a story is going somewhere, I keep listening to the same music whenever I work on that story. It seems to help me keep in voice, and alternatively, if I need to make some kind of dramatic shift, I'll go and put on something different to shake myself awake...” IfsNeedsWritingKindLittlesDifferentHelpingStoriesSeemsVoiceListeningDramaticAwakeShakesHelp MeListening To MusicSuperstitious Author:Kelly Link
“All the writing elements are the same. You need to tell a good story... You've got good characters... People think there's some dramatic difference between writing 'Little Bear' and the 'Hunger Games,' and as a writer, for me, there isn't.” PeopleThinkingNeedsWritingLittlesCharacterStoriesGamesDifferencesBearsElementsHungerDramaticGood StoryGood Character Author:Suzanne Collins
“Because we grew up surrounded by big dramatic story arcs in books and movies, we think our lives are supposed to be filled with huge ups and downs. So people pretend there is drama where there is none.” PeopleThinkingBookStoriesBigsOur LivesHugeGrewDramaGrew UpFilledSupposed To BeDramaticMovieUps & DownsArcsBooks And Movies Author:Kurt Vonnegut
“I always like to try different things, different genres; stories that have a dramatic element and can generate conflict which I find appealing; where the characters have to overcome obstacles. That kind of thing is challenging.” TryingKindDifferentCharacterStoriesChallengesConflictElementsOvercomingObstaclesGenreDramaticDifferent ThingsDifferent Genres Author:Clint Eastwood
“Good books leave an impression. Great books forever alter the way you think about what it means to be alive. You Disappear is not just a well-told story, but a dramatic recalibrating of what it means to have a mind-and a soul.” ThinkingWayMindWellsMeanBookSoulStoriesForeverAliveDisappearImpressionDramaticGood BookGreat Book Author:Dara Horn