Jonathan Stroud Quotes

The nature of good fiction is that it dwells in ambiguity.

I love a really good storyline.

Of course, I'm not allowed to talk about the script, but I can say it is a really good story.

Judgments and secrets are what make a good novel.

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.

I think a good story's a good story and a good character's a good character.

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 good stories; you have to have a good plot - characters which intertwine with a good plot.

Anything with a good story and characters I think would be great.

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.

A short story is something that you can hold in your mind. You can really analyze how the entire thing works, like a machine.

I always think plot is what you fall back on if you can't write, to keep things going.

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.

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

A good story cannot be devised; it has to be distilled.

Storytelling is storytelling. Good stories need compelling characters and interesting conflicts. That's the bottom line no matter what medium you're writing for.

I love intricate plotting and exciting twists, but I realize more that people enjoy a good story in a simple, focused way.

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.

I believe in plot, in development of character, in the effect of the passage of time, in a good story - better than something you might find in the newspaper. And I believe a novel should be as complicated and involved as you're capable of making it.

For me, the first thing is to tell a good story.

A short story is one idea; a novel is a whole soup of them.

I would say 'Flower' had a story. It is told through the environment.

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

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

I don't think in terms of optimism and pessimism when writing a story. I am telling a story.