Lois Lowry Quotes

I have always argued, in a good novel, interesting things happen to interesting people.

As a rule, anyone who can tell a good story can write one, so there really need be no mistake about his qualification; such a man will be careful not to be wearisome, and to keep his point, or his catastrophe, well in hand.

You set out to tell a good story. You don't do it because there is a deep message involved because the movie is almost always bad when you do that.

My job as an author is to tell the story in the best way possible, to make it flow seamlessly and get the reader to keep turning the page.

It's hard to write a good plot, it's very hard.

Everything you write makes you better. But if you really need a tip, here's one: a good story begins in opposition to its ending. That means you work out how it finishes first, and then begin the story as far away from that point - in terms of character development - as you can.

You set out to tell a good story. You don't do it because there is a deep message involved, because the movie is almost always bad when you do that. Your job No. 1 is for it to be entertaining, and if it's inspiring, that is great, too.

Fiction is an easy way to talk about issues: I think it feels less preachy. You can have the students discuss characters in the book as opposed to hypothetical situations, or as opposed to opening up about themselves, unless they really want to.

The trouble with telling a good story is that it invariably reminds the other fellow of a dull one.

I'm not a good crime writer. I'm not good with plots... so I have to do something else.

Sometimes, I have themes that interest me or that touch on larger issues but, really, I'm just trying to figure out the plot, or how the characters work. I'm trying to make the best story I possibly can.

It was unpredictable, good storytelling that brought you back each week.

The technology is really where all of the changes have taken place, but the fundamentals of a good story being the basis of every good picture, and really the only basis still remains the rule, more so today, I think, because we've unfortunately weaned an audience from birth to kind of mindless movies.

I look for the character to be something interesting, the script to have a good story and be original, and a director that I admire.

All the writing elements are the same. You need to tell a good story... You've got good characters... People think there's some dramatic difference between writing 'Little Bear' and the 'Hunger Games,' and as a writer, for me, there isn't.

I'm a storyteller, not a prophet. I'm just interested in a good story.

I think kids want the same thing from a book that adults want - a fast-paced story, characters worth caring about, humor, surprises, and mystery. A good book always keeps you asking questions, and makes you keep turning pages so you can find out the answers.

Part of my motivation for writing mysteries for young people is that I loved mysteries when I was growing up, and now that I'm on the creative end of things, I'm discovering that they're even more fun to write!

If you create a good story that has a lot of story value... I think audiences like that. It's why they stick with the same TV show over and over.

I just want to tell a good story, so I always ask myself, 'Are these people real to me?'

To me the most important thing is a good story, though I know how cliche that sounds.

Good stories are driven by conflict, tension, and high stakes.

I always try to tell a good story, one with a compelling plot that will keep the pages turning. That is my first and primary goal. Sometimes I can tackle an issue-homelessness, tobacco litigation, insurance fraud, the death penalty-and wrap a good story around it.

I suppose with any good writing and interesting characters, you can have that awfully overused word: a journey.

What I do is put my characters into situations that are so precarious there is no way to get out. And then I figure how to get them out.