Character Quote by Kurt Vonnegut

Before I write the first page of a novel, I spend a long time creating detailed backgrounds for my characters. I imagine the experiences…

— Lisa Kleypas

I begin by assembling notes on characters. Large swaths of the plot become clear to me as I do this.

— James Ellroy

In my standup work, I always do these characters, older people who are just off to the side. It's easier to write a story…

— Billy Crystal

When I teach sketch writing, there's still a beginning, middle and end.

— Jim Rash

The most important part of a story is the ending. No one reads a book to get to the middle.

— Mickey Spillane

You don't necessarily get the background of a character every time, So, you have to create it mentally and write about it. This is…

— Sanya Malhotra

It's nice to know when you're a part of a story, it's nice to know at least something about the beginning, middle, and end.

— Aaron Stanford

“As a trafficker in climaxes and thrills and characterization and wonderful dialogue and suspense and confrontations, I had outlined the Dresden story many times.…

— Kurt Vonnegut

I think the characters are supposed to be an open book, blank canvas.

— Benedict Cumberbatch

I usually start with an ending, then outline high points of things that happen, and kind of make up the rest as I go…

— Julie Kagawa

Most people remember the ending of the book more than the beginning and the middle.

— Bernard Hopkins

I always devise a background so that it makes what your character goes through logical and keeps up the continuity.

— Dexter Fletcher