My theory of characterization is basically this: Put some dirt on a hero, and put some sunshine on the villain, one brush… — Justin Cronin Copy Share Image
“Favoring 'resolution' the way we do, it is hard for us men to write great love stories. Why?, because we want to… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
“In any friendship or partnership, there is always one that shines just a little bit brighter than the other. He doesn’t mean… — Molly Collier Copy Share Image
“You are the wolf that howls and bites. i am the mustang that nuzzles the hand People know they can work with… — Pierce Brown Copy Share Image
“I know now that a writer cannot afford to give in to feelings of rage, disgust, or contempt. Did you answer someone… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
“Good characters in fiction are the very devil. Not only because most authors have too little material to make them of, but… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“A good American makes propaganda for whatever existence has forced him to become.” — Saul Bellow Copy Share Image
I think I made a mistake with [Jane] Austen by reading all six in a row. There are similarities to the plots… — Stephen Dobyns Copy Share Image
When I'm writing, especially when I'm writing in first person, I don't think about the characterization, or how they are going to… — Richard Matheson Copy Share Image
The instinct to impersonate produces the actor; the desire to provide pleasure by impersonations produces the playwright; the desire to provide this… — Anonymous Copy Share Image