Scene, character, and detail are at the center of the narrative writer's craft, and Nieman Storyboard has reposted excerpts from three master writers and editors: Walt Harrington, Laurie Hertzel, and Rick Meyer. Writes Harrington: "Keep in mind the goal of having as few quotes as possible from people who are speaking to no one in the story except the reporter – in other words, the narrator. In fictional stories, subjects do not talk to the omniscient narrator."
