Falling Quote by Rajkummar Rao

I like to be surprised. Fresh implications and plot twists erupt as a story unfolds. Characters develop backgrounds, adding depth and feeling. Writing feels…

— David Brin

I think love is a great catalyst for many characters to further the story or their own growth.

— Keri Russell

I don't think people are ever going to a place where they're like, 'I'm over stories about character and love.'

— Cameron Crowe

As a writer, you have to realize that people want to like the characters, so you have to be careful to keep them involved.

— Alexander McCall Smith

There are characters that become more popular as we fall in love with them.

— Dan Scanlon

Time is what makes good stories. Much has been cooking for a long time, and at last finds an out in narration one day.…

— Barry Hannah

I'm not one of these 'the characters write themselves; the story just fell out of me' kind of writers. Wish it was like that.

— Markus Zusak

I mean, at the end of the day we're still telling stories and so we're just trying to stay focused on characters that we…

— Ryan Fleck

“When a hot trend turns into a sub-category, new strictures arise along with it. Tropes turn into shortcuts, character paradigms become cardboard cutouts. Publishing…

— Donald Maass

Writers shouldn't fall in love with their characters so much that they lose sight of what they're trying to accomplish. The idea is to…

— Stephen Coonts

I love my characters like family and cannot wait to share more of their story with readers.

— Sabaa Tahir

A lot of banging in the head has built up over the decades, and for my own sanity, I needed to write. I wanted…

— Martin Donovan