“I tend to write about my anxieties - it's what I'm afraid will happen. And I write a story working it out.” WritingStoriesHappensAnxietyWorking It Author:Rainbow Rowell
“If you want to burrow a message into a human mind. Work it into a story” IfsWantMindHumansStoriesMessagesWorking ItHuman Mind Author:Jonathan Gottschall
“I think the biggest mistake you can make in creator owned work is having info-dumps like, "Here's how this world works!" it's just like someone playing dungeon master and boring me with the backstory of their fucking world. Just bring me into you story and get it cooking.” ThinkingWorldStoriesMistakeThis WorldMastersCookingCreatorBoringWorking ItDumpDungeonsBiggest Mistake Author:Rick Remender
“As I work day after day, inspirations from different places go into the work. It's combination, but it's also comparative. I'll be reading two books at the same time that are totally different [and] then have two stories mix together.” TwoBookDifferentStoriesInspirationTogetherReadingCombinationWorking ItDifferent PlaceWork Day Author:Ali Banisadr
“History is a story of violence at work. It all comes down to the old saw that, however much you can gain with a kind word, you can gain more with a kind word and a gun.” KindStoriesSawsViolenceGunGainsWorking ItKind Words Author:James Carlos Blake