Character Quote by Linus Roache

Every word I write is like a drop of my blood. If it's flowed passionately and long, I need time to recover from the…

— Red Haircrow

“How well your readers connect with and care about this character determines the success of a story. In other words, if they've emotionally gone…

— Susan May Warren

When you're writing, I think a big part of writing comes out of an attempt to understand yourself. You're dealing with emotions and thoughts…

— Sheila Heti

My motto is: write about anything you bloody well like; just make sure you do it effectively. We've all had all the emotions, the…

— Suhayl Saadi

If you're a writer, you just keep following the path - keep going deeper and deeper into the things that interest you.

— Caitlin Flanagan

A writer can't just be well-educated or good at research; to build a living, breathing world with interesting characters, you have to write from…

— Lynn Flewelling

Sometimes reading other writers helps. You learn some little technique that turns out to be useful, or simply are reinspired by the amazing things…

— Matthew Tobin Anderson

Want something else more than success. Success is a lovely thing, but your desire to say something, your worth, and your identity shouldn’t rely…

— Veronica Roth

I feel like part of getting better at writing is knowing where to find that inspiration. Right after something happens to me, the first…

— Troye Sivan

“Search your own life for the story only you can tell. The best thing about writing from life is that you can be sure…

— Elizabeth Forsythe

One piece of advice I have is: Want something else more than success. Success is a lovely thing, but your desire to say something,…

— Veronica Roth

The great thing about writing is that you always put yourself in the shoes of the character. If you're doing it right, you can…

— Peter Gould