I would rather read a poorly structured story that has fresh ideas than a tightly structured one with cliches.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I hate being bored when I read a story. Even a well-trod theme can be made fresh by a different perspective or fresh writing.
The trouble with telling a good story is that it invariably reminds the other fellow of a dull one.
Good stories flow like honey. Bad stories stick in the craw. A bad story? One that cannot be absorbed on the first time of reading.
It's easier to come up with new stories than it is to finish the ones you already have. I think every author would feel that way.
The older I get, the more I seek to use a plain prose style, concentrating more on story.
Sadly, for those who are busy sawing off their feet to escape the trap of cliches, every story is chock full of them and sometimes depends on an especially hoary one.
The bright future is that readers are accepting more varied forms of stories.
Essentially, I never know what I'm going to do until I read the script, but a good story is a good story. I would like to do more modern stuff, but ultimately, it doesn't matter to me - good stories are timeless.
If you like a story that's totally different and won't know which way it's going... where it's go ing to end up and which way it's going to take you, then I think my work fits the bill.
Writers tell stories better, because they've had more practice, but everyone has a book in them. Yes, that old cliche.