Len Wein Quotes
You can read a dozen different textbooks or how-to manuals that will tell you the basic rules of what makes a story-a beginning, a middle, and an end.
When someone writes to tell me something I`ve written made them laugh or cry, I`ve done my job and done it well. The rest is all semantics.
When I`m my own editor, there`s very little difference between the first draft and the final. I write what feels right to begin with. I rarely make any major changes.
When I got my first glimpse of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, my breath caught. In that single instant, he was Wolverine.
What makes a story is how well it manages to connect with the reader, the visceral effect it has.