Book Quote by Curtis Sittenfeld

Mainly, I try not to think about my readers as I write - I just think of my characters and myself - If they're…

— Jacqueline Woodson

I write characters that are based on elements of people I know and experiences I've really had.

— Aziz Ansari

And when I'm writing, I write a lot anyway. I might write pages and pages of conversation between characters that don't necessarily end up…

— Norton Juster

It's really a misconception to identify the writer with the main character, given that the author creates all the characters in the book. In…

— Rachel Kushner

In one book, CACHALOT, just for my own amusement, every character is based directly on someone I have known.

— Alan Dean Foster

I find the characters in my head and the more I write about them, the better I get to know them.

— Charles de Lint

I try to create new characters in each book I write. That's what makes writing fun and interesting for me.

— Judy Blume

What I like to write about is stuff I know. I don't think I could write a novel. I don't think I have it…

— Carol Burnett

All of my characters are a little bit based on people I know in real life. You know when you do that you have…

— Meg Cabot

It's really a misconception to identify the writer with the main character, given that the author creates all the characters in the book. In…

— Rachel Kushner

Well, I think in my own work the subject matter usually deals with characters I know, aspects of myself, friends of mine - that…

— Martin Scorsese

The characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I'm writing or reading. I may enjoy a book that has…

— Candace Camp