Books Quote by Martin Sandforth

“The story can be great but the characters make the book”

— R.P. Heinz

“A well-developed and versed character will write the story for you.”

— A.R. Voss

“good storytelling is good because the characters — not the author — are in charge.”

— Sean Platt

“Character development is vital when writing a strong story. Weak characters make for weak stories.”

— Beem Weeks

“A good story defies the reader's expectations, and in doing so, brings them satisfaction.”

— Thomas Maltman

“One great pleasure of being a writer is possessing the power to determine the fate of my characters and how the story will end.”

— Terry a O'Neal

“Perhaps a book becomes a classic in proportion to how broadly its characters can be scavenged, how many readers find within it something they…

— Janna Malamud Smith

“The most exciting part of writing a novel is when the characters take control of the story”

— Brandt Legg

“We never end up with the book we began writing. Characters twist it and turn it until they get the life that is perfect…

— C.K. Webb

“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

Many novelists take well-defined, precise characters, whose stories are sometimes of mediocre interest, and place them in an important historical context, which remains secondary…

— Raymond Queneau

“You will and should do everything in your power to improve your actual writing skills. You’ll work hard to create characters that are compelling…

— James Dashner