Jane Lindskold Quotes

Everything in a story should be credible.

When a writer is already stretching the bounds of reality by writing within a science fiction or fantasy setting, that writer must realize that excessive coincidence makes the fictional reality the writer is creating less 'real.'

I want my fiction to seem real.

These days, you don't need a song or glamour to make your film work. It is all about a good story.

I feel like I'm a professional storyteller, really. A lot of people say 'a truth teller,' and, if the writing supports it, that's what your aim is: to try and present people with a series of truths, and then they can make up their mind about those and whether they have any real credence or weight.

I write largely plot-driven stories.

Action should always be about character and story, not a gimmick.

Writers don't write about people they know. They write what they know about people.

It's not easy for me as a writer to suspend my disbelief in a fantastical zone. I can do it. But it's more natural for me to write stories that are comic. Or hopefully comic.

A novel is both a story and a piece of writing. A movie is a story and a piece of filmmaking.

I'm a fan of creative writing and telling stories.

I'm always curious what the world is trying to tell story wise.

Stories work better when not everyone gets what they want.

People don't come to the theatres to watch a kiss. It's the story that appeals to them.

At the end of the day, it's all about the story.

Moviemaking is about telling a story. And you need to know what story you are going to tell.

The writing is only ever the attractive thing about a part. And also if all the elements within the writing come together - the character and the structure and the narrative - if they are all there then you become excited.

A good story isn't preachy; a good story is always entertaining.

Writing is so fun precisely because if you take out the right adjective, the readers can decide what kind of book is in their hands. Suspension of disbelief should not be mandatory in contemporary writing.

Plot is a literary convention. Story is a force of nature.

The characters are the plot. What they do and say and the things that happen to them are, in a sense, what the plot is. You can't take character and plot apart from each other, really.

For a novelist, the gaps in a story are as intriguing as material that still exists.

Notice how every science fiction movie or television show starts with a shot of the location where the story is about to occur. Movies that take place in outer space always start with a shot of stars and a starship. Movies that take place on another world always start with a shot of that planet. This is to let you know where you are. Novels and stories start the same way. You have to give the reader a sense of where he is and what's happening as quickly as possible. You don't want to start the story by confusing the reader.

Choices are much more practical and small when you're dealing with a real story. It's about execution, it's not about content.

What is either a picture or a novel that is not character?