Big Quote by David Nutter

In order to make characters real - no matter what the character is doing - you have to see yourself as capable of having…

— Regina Doman

The Forgotten Realms is arguable the most detailed, intricate fantasy setting ever created this side of Middle Earth. It's a setting for many D&D…

— Paul S. Kemp

“There's something terribly weird about the standard fantasy setting--not least of which the fact the phrase "standard fantasy setting" can be uttered without irony.”

— Yahtzee Croshaw

When we work with history, to a very great degree we are all guessing. But by using motifs of time and history in a…

— Guy Gavriel Kay

I love the standard fantasy setting of Medieval England and Medieval Europe, but I wanted to go somewhere different.

— Leigh Bardugo

No matter what world you're creating, whether it be a real world or a fantasy world, you still have to make the characters relatable…

— David Nutter

I never want to make any characters one-dimensional, especially as women can often be portrayed as the dark one or the evil one.

— Vanessa Kirby

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

There is no better test of character than when you're tossed into crisis. That's when we see one's true colors shine through. So I…

— Tess Gerritsen

I have always been attracted to good scripts and try hard to make characters as believable as possible. That means trying to figure out…

— Powers Boothe

I seem to have to make my characters family before I can access their hearts in any way that matters.

— Junot Diaz

I don't write a whole lot about one person that exists in reality; it's usually characteristics of different people that I combine into a…

— Jason Isbell