Dystopian Quote by Kathleen Papajohn

Authors have odd relationships with their creations They owe their fame and fortune to their characters but feel enslaved by them.

— Anthony Horowitz

David Corbett has combined his unique talents as a gifted writer and an extraordinary teacher to create a superb resource on character development. Deftly…

— Sheldon Siegel

“Good characters in fiction are the very devil. Not only because most authors have too little material to make them of, but because we…

— C.S. Lewis

“An author who does not support his or her characters does not deserve the support of readers. EVER!”

— Johanna Oznowicz

“The shoddy writer wants only publication. He fails to recognize that almost anyone willing to devote between twelve and fourteen hours a day to…

— John Gardner

I think characters are going to be, if not a reflection of the author, at least some refraction of some part of their personality.

— Diana Gabaldon

“A writer who makes serious money is never taken seriously. Writers and artists are expected to suffer poverty and privation for their art; it’s…

— Jessica Zafra

“At this point I feel I would be remiss to not mention the prevalence of a specific kind of person who enters the field…

— Sloane Crosley

“Novels should reflect reality to some extent, otherwise they risk being sentimental.”

— Marc Levy

David Corbett's The Art of Character offers a deep inquiry into the creation of character for the novice writer, with valuable nuggets of wisdom…

— Jacqueline Winspear

An author's characters do what he wants them to do.

— W. E. B. Griffin

“Any good, persistent, business-minded, prolific writer can succeed if they keep writing and moving forward. For the modern author, that’s excellent news.”

— Sean Platt