Character Quote by Roddy Doyle

I like to leave things open, and even when I write out the story ahead of time, it always changes. I don't think I…

— Charles Forsman

I sort of leave the character at the end of the day. I don't carry anything around with me - no excess baggage or…

— Sean Bean

When I start to write, I don't have any plan at all. I just wait for the story to come.

— Haruki Murakami

I just want to keep laying down really great, strong characters, and the more I go unrecognized, the better job I feel I'm doing.

— Scoot McNairy

Although when I start a novel I know how it will begin and end, I like to let the people within the story take…

— Cecelia Ahern

Losing yourself in the character opens you up in a way that no amount of precise preparation can.

— Ana Gasteyer

I write fast. But it takes me a while to get going. It's very important for me to see my whole plot. I have…

— Vikas Swarup

What I do is put my characters into situations that are so precarious there is no way to get out. And then I figure…

— Sidney Sheldon

I try to end every chapter with an air of suspense. I try to leave the reader wanting to turn the page.

— Nelson DeMille

I work very deliberately, with a plan. But sometimes I come to a point that I planned as the end and it needs softening.…

— Colm Toibin

The best way is always to stop when you are going good and when you know what will happen next. If you do that…

— Ernest Hemingway

When you come out of the other end of a long process, working with a character [you realize] this character has really shaped my…

— Andy Serkis