Character Quote by Steve Erickson

My books are character-driven. They're not driven by the story,

— Carl Hiaasen

My stories are character driven.

— Terry McMillan

I really, deeply believe in the primacy of character. I believe that my job as a writer is to put a believable human being…

— Ayana Mathis

I think that in many ways, my work is very character-driven and not necessarily embodied by me, but definitely me as the orchestrator or…

— Julio Torres

My sensibility steers me toward writers who are out on their own.

— Tahar Ben Jelloun

I really become the characters when I'm writing them. I'll become one or two of them more than others, I'm consistent that way.

— Quentin Tarantino

I know when I go and see a writer, the first thing I think to myself is, 'Are they the character in the book?'…

— Irvine Welsh

My books, I will say one thing - they all have a driving narrative, and you have to turn the pages, and the way…

— Elin Hilderbrand

I try not to push characters too close to myself because they get harder to write, but as a writer, you try to find…

— Tom King

I have a great respect for people that write. I don't know how they do it every day... or do novels that they have…

— John Stockton

I'm very much a writer at heart.

— Jamelle Bouie

I guess that in a lot of ways, my writing is more of a character to me than something that I feel personally attached…

— Angel Olsen