Sara Zarr Quotes

I'm drawn to a good story, really, as I hope most people are. For me, it's the story that's going to stay with you eventually, not necessarily the genre. I go to watch a film because of the story, not because it was a Western or a comedy.

I can be so blown away by story lines.

My first duty to write a gripping yarn. Second is to convey credible characters who make you feel what they feel. Only third comes the idea.

Good storytelling appeals to me - good writing.

We try to be driven by what's a good story, what's truthful, and the drama of what happens next.

I think a writer's first job is to entertain, even in novels: to tell a compelling story that pulls the reader along toward an end. At the same time, the best stories are character-driven.

It is as true for the writer as for the reader that any novel worth its ink should be an experience first and foremost - not an essay, not a statement, not an orderly rollout of themes and propositions.

I just have to trust that the story is going to shake out in such a way that's going to be palatable to readers.

People want good stories.

Things happen to all of us. The writer's job is to get you interested.

You know, we love stories and we love narrative; we love to get lost in an author's world.

Judgments and secrets are what make a good novel.

Listen to great storytellers; slowly, you will learn about voice, timing, tension, structure, climax - all the things you need to tell stories that will capture the imagination of your audience.

I love a really good storyline.

I'm a fan of great storytelling.

I think I'm always drawn to a good story.

Fiction is about intimacy with characters, events, places.

To be completely honest, I just like whatever tells a good story. Put me in whatever setting, scenario, genre. If you're telling a good story, it's great and it's fun to get caught up in.

The important thing is the storytelling and having a script that makes you feel you're living and breathing through the characters.

Tension is the cornerstone of any good story.

A well-written novel, the most immersive of all forms of storytelling, should command your full attention and belief.

Human beings love stories because they safely show us beginnings, middles and ends.

The audience wants to be attracted not by the critics, but by a great story. You must deliver to the audience emotion - and when I say emotion, I mean suspense, drama, love.

When we read a story, we inhabit it. The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls. What is to happen next will take place within the four walls of the story. And this is possible because the story's voice makes everything its own.

You can have the greatest characters in the world and write beautifully, but if nothing's happening, the story falls on its face pretty quickly.