Common Quote by Emily Giffin

I try to have something in common with my protagonists, especially when I'm writing in the first person.

— Emily Giffin

People always want to identify a writer with their protagonist.

— Monica Ali

I've always written in first person. It gives the readers more insight.

— Sarah Dessen

I think I write what's interesting to me, and so if I'm reading I like to have a very thorough idea of a character…

— Curtis Sittenfeld

I have an affinity for writing in the first person. I love the intimacy of being dropped inside the character.

— Sue Monk Kidd

I tend to come up with people more than situations - most of my books start with a character.

— Jane Haddam

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

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 put a lot of myself into my characters when I write.

— Alison Tyler

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

— Aziz Ansari

I love when a protagonist and antagonist can find common ground.

— Sam Esmail

I think as readers we put ourselves in the protagonist's place because we want to be like that person. That's why sometimes we don't…

— Elizabeth Wein