Character Quote by Marge Piercy

I'm always determined that as a novelist I'm going to go out there and research my characters very thoroughly before I start writing.

— Chris Cleave

If my characters travel somewhere, I generally write about a place I know to give the scenes more authenticity.

— Sara Shepard

Unless you can be in a place yourself and go through the subject of your story yourself, the next best thing is not to…

— Michael Morpurgo

I'm a great believer in research. I have to know about a place before I write a story that is set in that place.

— Katherine Paterson

Though it may not seem like it, I never try to write about a place, per se; it's always, first and last, about story.…

— Martin McDonagh

I find my characters and stories in many varied places; sometimes they pop out of newspaper articles, obscure historical texts, lively dinner party conversations…

— Lynn Nottage

If you're going to write about something it becomes a damn sight more interesting than if you're not going to write about it, because…

— Jonathan Meades

I am very interested in place, and the influences of place on characters.

— Tea Obreht

I like to know the places I write about. I feel like it helps me ground the novel. My novels are 'realistic novels,' but…

— John Green

I've always set my stories in places I know well. It frees me up to spend more imaginative time on the characters if I'm…

— Kim Edwards

I always look for good stories and good characters, and if they're placed in a whodunit, then I'm interested.

— Joel Kinnaman

It's been a great place to get in touch with what people are really thinking. And to make contact with readers and other writers.…

— Greg Bear