Relax Quote by Anne Tyler

“You know your characters are truly alive, when they start to write their own story and take you to places you didn't expect.”

— Joanne McDonnell

“...stories want to be told. Stories have a power of their own ... you can't write a story until you've felt it. Breathed it…

— Angelica Banks

“I trust my characters. They know their stories better than I do.”

— Rayne Hall

“Never make someone else the main character in your own story.”

— J.M. Darhower

“You think you know how a story begins, or how it's going to turn out, especially when it's your own. You don't.”

— Edan Lepucki

“My characters tell me how they feel about other characters and events and they demand that I write it down for them.”

— Lindsay Marene Ordone

“Let the story settle inside you. Let it move and twist around until you see what it has to say to you.”

— Patti Callahan Henry

“Life happens once. Get into character, and act the part you were given.”

— Utibe Samuel Mbom

“Think of all the stories that would end before they begin if their characters gave careful consideration to the consequences of their actions.”

— Peter Selgin

“Never compromise your character's personality just to make a scene more exciting. Stories flow through your character, so never forget who they are.”

— Giuseppe Bianco

“Sometimes you have to let others tell their story about you...even if most of it is fabricated. Your character will tell your side without…

— Sanjo Jendayi

“When a story gets wedged in your head and refuses to go away, when it keeps coming back, again and again, despite your seeming…

— Nidhie Sharma