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As a writer, you have to realize that people want to like the characters, so you have to be careful to keep them involved.

— Alexander McCall Smith

In real life, people are constantly saying one thing and doing another, but if you write your characters that way, the story becomes too…

— Jessica Cutler

Unlike life, you've got more or less complete control over what's going on in your stories. That's not to say you can make characters…

— Paul Kane

If you know your characters well enough, you aren't trying to grasp for storylines. You're really thinking about their flaws and their passions and…

— Felicia Day

You'll work hard to create characters that are compelling and unforgettable. But in the end, it's the story that matters.

— James Dashner

All you can do is focus on telling the best story you can with compelling characters. If you do it right, it will endure.…

— J. Michael Straczynski

You're living with these characters for years and years, you need to have a lock on who they are as people, what they like,…

— Aldis Hodge

Don't write about a character. Become that character, and then write your story.

— Ethan Canin

In fiction writing ideas have to be handled extremely carefully. You can't let your characters just be mouthpieces for your ideas. They have to…

— Alan Lightman

“You will and should do everything in your power to improve your actual writing skills. You’ll work hard to create characters that are compelling…

— James Dashner

When you're a writer, if you're very lucky, you create these characters that you fall in love with, and you feel like they're guiding…

— Janet Varney

You want to tell a great story. You want these characters to become part of people's lives. And then, hopefully, that generates discussion.

— Todd Lieberman