About Quote by Morris Gleitzman

When we approach characters, we don't have their full story in mind right off the bat. Through the writing process we raise questions about…

— Anna Boden

Because we humans find stories such fascinating things, it’s all too easy to get interested in the story for its own sake, and lose…

— Steve Denning

There are times that you have a plot in your head, but then you find that the characters don't want to do that. When…

— Ramez Naam

In real life, people are constantly saying one thing and doing another, but if you write your characters that way, the story becomes too…

— Jessica Cutler

Whenever we've approached a story, it's always started with the character, and the idea of some character struggling with some part of himself. That's…

— Anna Boden

I used to be surprised and a little annoyed when characters would reappear in my mind, itching to be in another story. Now I…

— Peter Orner

Character is half the reason we read. We're excited because of the plot, but we care because of the characters.

— Patrick Rothfuss

I see this with experienced writers, too: They worry so much about the plot that they lose sight of the characters. They lose sight…

— Brian Michael Bendis

All storytelling is kind of that - there's a bit of text that you put pressure on that spits out some desire that a…

— George Saunders

Characters are so important to a story that they actually decide where the story is going. When I write, I know my characters. I…

— E. L. Konigsburg

Fans want to see a story with characters, and they want to see a story.

— Martin Freeman

I think almost always that what gets me going with a story is the atmosphere, the visual imagery, and then I people it with…

— Ann Beattie