Books Quote by Lois McMaster Bujold

Any writer would rather dig into character than dig into fancy plots.

— Michael Connelly

I would say plotting is the most difficult thing for me. Characterization is only hard because sometimes I feel I get so interested in…

— Stephen King

“Plot grows out of character. If you focus on who the people in your story are, if you sit and write about two people…

— Anne Lamott

Character is the plot in many ways

— Junot Diaz

I believe the most intricate plot won't matter much to readers if they don't care about the characters, especially in a series. So I…

— Jeff Abbott

Usually the characters are where I start. Then I continually ask myself, 'What's the worst thing that could happen to this character?'

— Paul Haggis

As a matter of writing philosophy, if there is one, I try not to ever plot a story. I try to write it from…

— Anonymous

The character's attitude is more important than plot.

— Stephen J. Cannell

I'm really quite bad at coming up with plot ideas. I like to create characters and just see what will happen to them when…

— Judy Blume

My books are primarily plot driven but the best plot in the world is useless if you don't populate them with characters that readers…

— Jeffery Deaver

Also, as an author, character has always been what I'm most interested in - much more so than plot or setting, although those are…

— Lauren Myracle

I detest the word plot. I never, never think of plot. I think only and solely of character. Give me the characters; I'll tell…

— Stirling Silliphant