“I feel that discussing story-writing in terms of plot, character, and theme is like trying to describe the expression on a face by saying where the eyes, nose, and mouth are.” FeelsWritingTryingCharacterStoriesEyeFacesTermExpressionMouthsNosesThemePlotDiscussingStory Writing Book:Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose Source: Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
“Details make stories human, and the more human a story can be, the better.” WritingHumansStoriesDetailsShort StoryWriters And WritingWriting By WritersBeautiful WritingStory WritingWriting StoriesStory WritersWriting Short StoriesShort Writing Author:Ernest Hemingway
“Daydreaming had started me on the way; but story writing once I was truly in its grip, took me and shook me awake.” WayWritingStoriesAwakeDaydreamingStory Writing Author:Eudora Welty
“I love story-writing because I can (more or less, on occasion) actually DO it. That's really the truth. I like the idea that a story is sort of a site for making cool language effects - a site for celebrating language, and, therefore, the world. And the brevity is part of the challenge. I like stories because I get them - I know how to make beauty, or something like beauty, in that mode.” KnowsWorldWritingI CanIdeasStoriesLanguageChallengesKnow HowEffectsLove StoryCelebrateOccasionsSiteBecause I CanBrevityStory Writing Author:George Saunders