Character Quote by Charles Baxter

Let your characters talk to each other and do things. Spend time with them - they'll tell you who they are and what they're…

— Greta Gerwig

What I do is put my characters into situations that are so precarious there is no way to get out. And then I figure…

— Sidney Sheldon

Make sure your main characters are likeable. They can be flawed, but your readers need to be able to root for them.

— Janet Evanovich

I feel like all of my characters now take this congested situation, they clash, and from there you purge yourself.

— Ang Lee

My characters are like my children in a way. I create them, and then I worry about them forevermore.

— Elizabeth Berg

Let your character be kept up the very end, just as it began, and so be consistent.

— Horace

Make sure your characters are worth spending ten hours with. That’s how long it takes to read a book. Reading a book is like…

— Po Bronson

Certain characters get to me and stay with me for a while.

— Miranda Otto

In the old days, I just could not leave characters alone. Now I just try to keep the ones that still have something in…

— Anonymous

Don't let your characters tell you what to do. They can be pushy. Some writers say that they create characters and then just sort…

— Chelsea Cain

Just don't pretend you know more about your characters than they do, because you don't. Stay open to them. It's teatime and all the…

— Anne Lamott

When you put your characters in a dire situation, they often do things that surprise even you, so you have to go back and…

— Hallie Ephron