About Quote by Lou Reed

I'm writing about real things. Real people. Real characters. You have to believe what I write about is true or you wouldn't pay any…

— Lou Reed

I write about real people in disguise. If anything, my characters are toned down-the truth is much more bizarre.

— Jackie Collins

I'll write about myself, or people I know, or archetypal characters, but the goal is to get at some truth, not to necessarily convey…

— Conor Oberst

I know that I'm a real writer because sometimes I write a story just because I want to; not because someone's told me to.

— Fay Weldon

I always try to write about believable people.

— Danielle Steel

Sometimes I feel that the people I'm writing are more real to me than the people around me. When you take that imaginative leap,…

— Zoe Kazan

I write about my experiences, so a lot of times, I do write about people.

— India Arie

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

— Aziz Ansari

I think it's nearly impossible to write something fictional without having it be about yourself in some way or another.

— Jami Attenberg

A lot of things that I write about have happened to people around me, if not necessarily to me or in the organizations I've…

— Ravi Subramanian

At the core, I try to write characters who are real people with real insecurities, fears, hopes, and dreams, which is why hopefully readers…

— Ally Carter

I write what needs to be written the way that seems genuinely right. If what comes out of it are stories, then it is…

— Etgar Keret