Allow Quote by Barbara Rosenblat

Im not one of those authors who claims to hear voices in my head or let the characters speak through me, whatever that might…

— Robin Wasserman

The voice is always the starting place for me with a character.

— Rebecca Hall

I believe in characters as vehicles of exposition. Their voices are full of hidden clues, and I like to listen to them.

— Manuel Puig

I find it an easy way into writing pieces is to think what the character's voice is like, and start from there.

— Armando Iannucci

Character and story are suggested by the voice in the words themselves.

— Jayne Anne Phillips

Most fiction writers are driven to find their own 'voice,' but I am more interested in the voices of others.

— Sheila Heti

My characters all start with rhythms and sounds. Once I hear the voice and get into the rhythm, the attitude and the physicality just…

— Dana Carvey

When I first began writing In the Country of Men all I had was the voice of the protagonist. He intrigued me and my…

— Hisham Matar

I don't get in there and create a character. It's more of a voice that I hear living inside the music.

— Chris Cornell

I'm a musician, and I'm fascinated with the effects of sound, and tone, and pitch and melody and all that sort of stuff. It's…

— Guy Pearce

I try not to think too much about where my voice comes from. I'm channeling characters and emotion to come up with beautiful words…

— Gin Wigmore

I don't want to be influenced as to what I write in the next book, to hear those voices in my head when I'm…

— Maggie O'Farrell