The Write Quotes

<p><strong>These inspirational and practical quotes come from 500+ podcast interviews with hard-working award-winning and <em>New York Times</em> bestselling authors in more than 33 U.S. states and five countries. </strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>In Book 4 authors share their honest reflections on <em>Storytelling Inspiration & Research</em>. </strong></p><p><br></p><p>These quotes reveal how writers tell stories what inspires them and how and why research is important to their processes.</p><p><br></p><p>Authors quoted include David Baldacci Steve Berry Lisa Jewell John Hart Sophie Cousens Ron Rash C.J. Box Craig Johnson Wylie Cash Brad Taylor Charlie Lovett Judy Goldman Chris Fabry Amber Smith Tracy Clark John Gilstrap Kimmery Martin A.J. Hartley Clyde Edgerton Jill McCorkle Jason Mott Mark de Castrique Cathy Pickens David Joy Gavin Edwards and many more.</p><p><br></p><p>These writers offer insights with humility and responsibility to the craft of storytelling and in the process they share gems to guide us along the writing way. Award-winning author Aaron Gwyn says There are no stories where characters are just sitting in the recliner. And Cliff Yeargin a writer who puts humor in his mysteries tells us about the essence of storytelling: Nobody has ever picked up a book and told their friend on page 271 is one of the greatest sentences I've ever read. They just say hey check this book out. It's one dang good story.</p><p><br></p><p>But writers often have difficulty explaining where or how their ideas originate. As <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Ron Rash says I don't know where stories come from. I'm kind of a Jungian. I just think they're kind of out there. And it's not so much that we create them as we discover them. </p><p><br></p><p>And when it comes down to it Nancy Stancill an award-winning investigative reporter says You're going to need research for most novels because even though novels are made up there's usually a lot of underpinning of something that really happened.</p>