Liz Williams Quotes

When you think of a great twist or a red herring or a way of misdirecting the reader, it is good, but you know that they are just tricks at the end of the day, and the way to keep interest is to write characters that people care about.

The villain of any story is often the most compelling character.

I love a good fight and I think a bad fight can ruin a movie. I really do.

As writers, we must keep throwing problems at our characters. Conflict is the heart of good storytelling. Hiking in nature along a twisting trail can remind us what a good story feels like. It's the opposite of a treadmill - or an interstate highway.

Well, here's the thing with relationships on 'True Blood': Once they happen then you have to throw a monkey-wrench into them, because to have people be happy is not that exciting.

I don't know why I always get to play these guys who have few redeeming features. But don't knock it. Villains are much more fun.

It's funny, because readers think they want the characters to be blissfully happy, but it makes it kind of boring for the reader.

Harmony is boring.

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

A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day.

I'm so hyper. (said with a very dull voice>

It is on!" Aech shouted into his comlink. "it is on like Red Dawn!

What's interesting to me is drama and conflict. Things aren't interesting without conflict and resolution of conflict - or striving towards a resolutions of conflict.

It is the ignorant and childish part of mankind that is the fighting part. Idle and vacant minds want excitement

If you don't dare, you are doomed to dullness.

It will be a beautiful family talk, mean and worried and full of sorrow and spite and excitement.

There is no sin worse in life than being boring.

I think that we, as writers, get excited by risk. When we are feeling comfortable and familiar, I wouldn't say that we get bored, but the energy in the room gets flat. When we're most excited and when the show is the most fun, it's when we're duking things out.

Now to find Tristan, if he survived the excitement. I hope he did. I have some things to say to him, and none of them are 'Goddess bless'. -Numair Salmalin

For words divide and rend But silence is most noble till the end.

Good drama must be drastic.

Slavery will not be overthrown without excitement, a most tremendous excitement.

I like a drama. And I think that's the basis of good films, or good plays, is to have a nice drama.

He makes a solitude, and calls it - peace!

Hooray!" said the Chief of the Army. "Let's blow everyone up! Bang-bang! Bang-bang!