Character Quote by Adam Silvera

Generally, I think most of my writing tends to have some kind of magical element to it. That's the way I can access the…

— Aimee Bender

When I start, I have a feeling for the characters, and maybe the shape of the story. Sometimes I might even have the last…

— Paul Auster

You will feel discouraged; you will lose confidence in your abilities; you will be bored with the characters–and the only way to overcome these…

— John Dufresne

I've always been able to survive by writing, though.

— John Milius

It's hard to know whether certain characters come to life or not, they either come to have their own life or they don't. I've…

— Neil Jordan

The great thing about writing is that you always put yourself in the shoes of the character. If you're doing it right, you can…

— Peter Gould

With the story of your life, you dont get to write the whole book, just your character.

— Olivia Munn

Sometimes I can't get out of the character because the story is very intense.

— Diana Krall

You can write and write, but if you don't have someone who can nail that character, it's never going to live.

— Jamie Hewlett

Probably the only thing that isn't great is the time when I know I'm very close to finishing the actual writing of the story…

— Christopher Paul Curtis

Part of me becomes the characters I'm writing about. I think readers feel like they are there, the way I am, as a result.

— Louis Sachar

Writing from a character is really fun - sometimes you can be more honest through somebody else's perspective.

— Willy Mason