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You want to feel that your reader does identify with the characters so that there's a real entry into the story - that some…

— Jill McCorkle

I can only try to keep the characters interesting; it's up to the readers to decide whether they're still relevant.

— Garry Trudeau

All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to modify the characters so they fit with the story.

— Nicholas Sparks

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

Every writer knows a lot more about their characters and story than actually makes it onto the page.

— Robin Hobb

A lot of writers will take a character at the beginning of a story. And that character will stay the same all the way…

— Adrian Lester

When we approach characters, we don't have their full story in mind right off the bat. Through the writing process we raise questions about…

— Anna Boden

I try to choose characters that don't remind the audience of my previous roles. I make a conscious effort for that.

— Fahadh Faasil

With any character, I try to focus more on who the character is and how they got to be who they are.

— Rachelle Lefevre

I strongly feel if you keep repeating the same kind of character, the audience also gets bored. And if you don't try new characters,…

— Bhumika Chawla

I'm hopefully making the reader feel a lot about the characters and then about their own life.

— Jeffrey Eugenides

I like my characters to go through some changes during a story arc.

— Jim Starlin