Character Quote by Chang-Rae Lee

Writing Part of the Scenery has been a very different experience. I have been reminded of people and events, real and imaginary which have…

— Mary Wesley

Always tell us where we are. And don't just tell us where something is, make it pay off. Use description of landscape to help…

— Janet Fitch

I remember the special quiet of rainy days when I felt that I could enter the pages of my beautiful picture books. Now I…

— Jan Brett

One of my goals is to allow readers to see my characters and the world they inhabit as vividly as possible.

— Ron Rash

I've watched my mom take a plain piece of paper and create something beautiful out of it, and I think that kind of manifested…

— Elena Kampouris

I would love to document all the interesting characters out on the East End. There are some really inspiring people - you can feel…

— Taylor Steele

Before I write the first page of a novel, I spend a long time creating detailed backgrounds for my characters. I imagine the experiences…

— Lisa Kleypas

I think I can see more clearly now - about how the pattern of past experiences has shaped who I am and the characters…

— Kate Winslet

Authors can only soft sell the environment. Create a wonderful story around the environment involving the characters that leaves a lasting impression on the…

— Wilbur Smith

That's been my main interest for the last 15 years, is to really make sure the story and the characters take precedence over everything…

— Daniel Clowes

[My characters are] conglomerations of past and present stages of civilization, bits from books and newspapers, scraps of humanity, rags and tatters of fine…

— August Strindberg

“Don’t forget the most basic reason we read: to discover what happens next. Make certain your devotion to pretty sentences and flesh-and-blood characters and…

— Benjamin Percy