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I like to write characters that feel like people that I would know.

— Anna Todd

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

Most people, or at least most of the people that I've come into contact with, would like to be written about.

— David Sedaris

I do have people in mind when I write. I don't know precisely who they are, however, or how many of them there are.

— Lorrie Moore

If I don't know who I'm writing for, I make it up and pick somebody I'm writing for. That's really the only way to…

— Craig Mazin

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

— Aziz Ansari

I very much write from characters. Those people start speaking, and then I have them in the house with me and I live with…

— Wendy Wasserstein

I like to write about people who are real and likeable. I like to write about people who tell their stories in that close…

— Katherine Center

Your character that you create in your writing not only represents who you are, but also represents a number of people who you've met…

— Grant Morrison

Definitely they write themselves. It's an amazing experience. It's like the characters have come alive and are sitting on my shoulder talking to me,…

— R. A. Salvatore

I write for my people.

— Lena Waithe

I write for myself, first and foremost and I also write for people, mostly women, who just want to be seen and heard and…

— Roxane Gay