The artist's job, I think, is to be a conduit for mystery. To intuit it, and recognize that the story-germ has some inherent mystery in it, and... →
George Saunders
That seems to be the definition of 'novel' for me: a story that hasn't yet discovered a way to be brief.
Early on, a story's meaning and rationale seem pretty obvious, but then, as I write it, I realize that I know the meaning/rationale too well... →
I wasted a lot of years working on my writing and very grandly saying, 'And now... My Novel!,' which would soon be reduced to a short story... →
Chekhov - shall I be blunt? - is the greatest short story writer who ever lived.
Back in 1992, I had my first story accepted by 'The New Yorker.'
I'm a lifelong movie addict, and one of my favorite projects is making replica props and costumes. Nearly every one of these - from R2D2 to... →
Adam Savage
I love the early process of asking questions about a story and deciding which questions matter most.
Diane Sawyer
I've been asked to write an autobiography, and I've started it a couple of times, on different angles, and maybe one day I will, but you know... →
John Saxon
There certainly does seem a possibility that the detective story will come to an end, simply because the public will have learnt all the tricks.
Dorothy L. Sayers