Along Quote by Ellen Potter Download Open image “I don't plot my novels - I move along with my characters.” — Ellen Potter ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.8 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Along Books Characters Move Novels Plot
I project myself so deeply into the characters in novels that I'm not thinking about my own life. — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
Seriously, I am a terrible plotter when it comes to my novels. Terrible. I love to kind of feel my way into a book. — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
I never plot out my novels in terms of the tone of the book. Hopefully, once a story is begun it reveals itself — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
My books are primarily plot driven but the best plot in the world is useless if you don't populate them with characters that readers… — Jeffery Deaver Copy Share Image
Quite casually I wander into my plot, poke around with my characters for a while, then amble off, leaving no moral proved and no… — Thorne Smith Copy Share Image
“Plot grows out of character. If you focus on who the people in your story are, if you sit and write about two people… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
I'm probably more character-driven than plot-driven. It's rare for me to attach myself to an idea for a story. — Steven Soderbergh Copy Share Image
Plots are artificial. Does your life have a plot? It has characters. There is a narrative. There's a lot of story, a lot of… — Richard Linklater Copy Share Image
I don't plot, and I don't plan. I like to be surprised like the reader. — Joe R. Lansdale Copy Share Image
I'm always telling myself as I write that I'm not really writing a novel; I'm just going to fool around with a character or… — Robert Cormier Copy Share Image
I was attempting to write the story of my life. It wasn't so much about plot. It was much more about character. — David Levithan Copy Share Image
If you over-plot your book you strangle your characters. Your characters have to have enough freedom and life to be able to surprise you. — Alan Lightman Copy Share Image
I've reread 'The Secret Garden' every year as an adult. I have a battered copy on my bookshelf - it's really quite a mess!… — Ellen Potter Copy Share Image
“Then she probably would have waved back," Max said. "And it might be a he." "Ha! Not likely," Lucia said. "Didn't you notice them?"… — Ellen Potter Copy Share Image
“Rubbish," Max said. "Anyone can put on clumpy boots and pierce themselves silly. A truly dangerous person would be someone you'd never even look… — Ellen Potter Copy Share Image
I pretty much always knew I wanted to be a writer. I was writing goofy stories when I was 7 or 8. That was… — Ellen Potter Copy Share Image
Books are such quiet things - created in silence, read in silence - yet publishing a book has become a very noisy business. I've… — Ellen Potter Copy Share Image
“It was the right and responsible thing to do, so they put it off until later.” — Ellen Potter Copy Share Image
Memory, in my opinion, is a complete noodle. It hangs on the silliest things but forgets the stuff that really matters. — Ellen Potter Copy Share Image
“Then Lucia said, "So what do we do now?" "Nothing," Otto said. "Things will go on as just they always have.” — Ellen Potter Copy Share Image
I write about two hours a day, and I write in fits and spurts - 45 minutes here, a half-hour there - and when… — Ellen Potter Copy Share Image
I've seen guys come along with more ability - they've been faster or bigger or stronger - but they never worked hard to develop… — Steve Largent Copy Share Image
Governments follow their people. A great deal has to do with the vision of the leadership of governments. They have a vision, and they… — Salman Khurshid Copy Share Image
I always like to look for adventure when I go away. I have gone on several horse adventures with my wife - from Guangxi… — Antony Gormley Copy Share Image
I'd always wanted the show to be more reality based science fiction, something along the lines of The Day the Earth Stood Still, which… — Gil Gerard Copy Share Image
Each time I think I've created time for myself, along comes a throwback to disrupt my private space. — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
Along with a livable wage, many parents are desperate for quality affordable child care. — Kirsten Gillibrand Copy Share Image
It would have been an interesting run if we hadn't gotten along! It was good casting, I suppose. — Dominic West Copy Share Image
Defense spending as a share of the economy dropped significantly during the early 1990s, and that was one of the things, along with other… — Peter Orszag Copy Share Image
Just remember: to be grateful and thank the people who are there and support you along the way is a great start to success. — Meryl Davis Copy Share Image
We feel that, with Sidney, we have a great opportunity over the next few years to put a great team on the ice. We're… — Mario Lemieux Copy Share Image
“Being along with the Nature your soul is stronger than all disasters.” — Esat Durak Copy Share Image
