Writing Quote by Orson Scott Card

“To write an excellent novel, make the outcome of the story matter to the reader through the evolving relationships between well-designed characters.”

— Martin Sandforth

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

— A.R. Voss

“Writers are the most pathetic souls when it comes to expressing their own feelings. Their personalities are as complex as the characters they weave.”

— Janvier Chouteu-Chando

“This is often the way we put together our lives, adding the striking qualities of others into our own character.”

— Renee Fleming

“Great characters tell their own stories. The author just writes it down for them.”

— Molly Evangeline

“We are part of someone’s story, not just the main character in our own.”

— Zara Hairston

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

— Beem Weeks

“Sometimes we're so wrapped up in our own story that we don't see how we're supporting characters in someone else's.”

— Nathan Hill, The Nix

“Sometimes it takes the story to grow, for the real characters to emerge.”

— Daniel Kaye

“You know you're a writer when you wish you could meet your characters and hang out with them.”

— Kerry Frith

“He read with intensity and was passionately in love with every character, every turn of plot or twist of language. He made the characters…

— Sarah Ockler

“Every story is ultimately about characters, and how they are affected by their adventure.”

— Chris Fox