I'm not really a plot writer - I'm more interested in the characters and sort of small events that propel the story forward.
Sara Zarr
My first published book, 'Story of a Girl', was the fourth book I wrote.
I'm so focused on trying to craft the story that I'm in my own little world with it and that process. The one reader I'm trying to please... →
I don't want to put 12 singles on an album. I want to make a story, a little movie.
Zedd
If I get blocked, it is generally because I don't know enough about some aspect of the story or the characters. The answer for this is generally... →
Sarah Zettel
First and foremost, The Quiet Invasion is a first contact story. What would we do if we actually found evidence of alien life out there? It's... →
I describe my plots as follows; A character is walking down the street when all of a sudden a piano falls on them. They spend the rest of the story... →
I did not want to write a story about the invasion of Earth, so I had to create a race capable of living nearby, which meant to either on the Moon... →
I think people enjoy a series. When you like a story, many readers want more of the same, which is dandy, if the author and the characters have more... →
I went to Colby College in Waterville, ME and did picture it when I was writing 'Cum Laude.' So many of the physical details were included... →
Cecily von Ziegesar