Books Quote by Janet Evanovich

The reader has information about the characters that the characters themselves don't have. We all have our secret sides. Even I come to understand…

— Jaume Cabre

My work is to know the characters intimately and to tell their story.

— Julianna Baggott

The first thing I do when I read a part is see if I can identify emotionally with a character. If I make that…

— Joshua Leonard

My characters, I find them as I'm writing. It's quite incredible how fully realized they are in my mind, how many details I know…

— Paul Auster

Before I ever begin writing a new story, I have to sketch my characters out on paper. It's part of my process of understanding…

— Marie Lu

I start writing with only the vaguest idea about who my characters are and what is going to happen, and the characters and plot…

— Karen Robards

You play the honesty of the characters and show a side of them that people can relate to and want to get to know.

— Brian Tyree Henry

Building a relationship with the character. It's just like sitting with someone you know. It's very easy to predict when they're going to shake…

— Ottessa Moshfegh

There are a million little things, but one of the best ways to get to know characters is to just put them in situations…

— Greta Gerwig

My characters are based on people I know, but not in a direct way.

— MacKenzie Scott

I've found that in fiction - and this is just the kind of writer I am - I can't really work from an outline.…

— Jesmyn Ward

Characters are so important to a story that they actually decide where the story is going. When I write, I know my characters. I…

— E. L. Konigsburg