Characters Quote by Susan Choi

I start with a character and a situation, but I don't know what's going to happen until I write it. Sometimes things happen that…

— Louis L'Amour

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 try to create new characters in each book I write. That's what makes writing fun and interesting for me.

— Judy Blume

I always begin with a character or characters, and then try to think up as much action for them as possible.

— John Irving

I write in character a lot.

— Mark Foster

I usually start with an ending, then outline high points of things that happen, and kind of make up the rest as I go…

— Julie Kagawa

I never started from ideas but always from character.

— Ivan Turgenev

I write characters that are based on elements of people I know and experiences I've really had.

— Aziz Ansari

I put a lot of myself into my characters when I write.

— Alison Tyler

I craft everything in the beginning. I know where the characters are going before I start writing the book.

— Ann Patchett

I always have to start with a character that I can really hook into, and then build from there. I have writer friends who…

— Katie Wech

I never outline my novels before I write. I do have a vague sense of beginning, middle, and end at the outset of each…

— Emily Giffin