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Sometimes, I have themes that interest me or that touch on larger issues but, really, I'm just trying to figure out the plot, or how the characters work. I'm trying to make the best story I possibly can.

I always struggle with making the technical aspects of the plot fit with the story that's unfolding in my imagination.

I've never sat down and thought about the difference between plot and theme. To me, that's never been important.

For me, plot always comes out of character, so I had to be sure of my characters.

The whole thing of doing a TV series, I find it very daunting not knowing where the story's going.

I never plot out my novels in terms of the tone of the book. Hopefully, once a story is begun it reveals itself.

When you get right down to it, there's something uniquely satisfying in being gripped by a great plot, in begrudging whatever real-world obligations might prevent you from finding out what happens next.

I'm always writing about character first. Plot, such as it is, comes from the characters.

Considerations of plot do a great deal of heavy lifting when it comes to long-form narrative - readers will overlook the most ham-fisted prose if only a writer can make them long to know what happens next.

I am much more aware of making the plot more original, avoiding contrivance, having the story matter much more. I used to think more about symbols consciously. Now I think much more about the story.