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Writing Characters Quotes

I learned that comedy is born out of strong characters. I won’t begin writing a character until I have a clear take on them Picture Quote #1

Characters last. Beautiful writing lasts. A compelling narrative lasts. Art survives long after ideas go extinct Picture Quote #1

I just want to keep writing characters who are interesting and complicated people and interesting roles for women, in TV or film or in theater. I think that’s like my ‘Blues Brothers’ mission Picture Quote #1

I can’t imagine writing a book without some strong female characters, unless that was a demand of the setting Picture Quote #1

I try to create new characters in each book I write. That’s what makes writing fun and interesting for me Picture Quote #1

When I’m writing a book, sentence by sentence, I’m not thinking theoretically. I’m just trying to work out the story from inside the characters I’ve got Picture Quote #1

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While writing, writers are living inside a character or characters, and when the book ekes into the world, writers are living inside the reader. That’s more than connecting Picture Quote #1

I have always been drawn to characters, and this was true for my feature-writing career as well, where there is a tension between rule-breaking and rule-following Picture Quote #1

Usually with film writing I start with characters, and set about writing their story Picture Quote #1

I think it’s a short story writer’s duty, as well as writing well about emotions and characters, to write story Picture Quote #1

In terms of writing characters or stories, at least initially, there’s no difference between live-action and animation. A good story is a good story, whatever the medium Picture Quote #1

Outlining is not writing. Coming up with ideas is not writing. Researching is not writing. Creating characters is not writing. Only writing is writing Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes I make my life a living hell by writing complex stories with complex characters. But I love it Picture Quote #1

I like writing dialogue - I can hear my characters so clearly that writing dialogue often feels as much like transcribing something as it does like creating it Picture Quote #1

If I’m doing my job right, then I’m not writing the dialogue; the characters are saying the dialogue, and I’m just jotting it down Picture Quote #1

Delicious days ahead for solitude and writing and, oh yes, the holiday meal with family. Live with my characters until term starts in 2012! Picture Quote #1

Designing the prints was very much like writing a story with characters, [inspired by] some of my my favorite icons of the time: Eva PerÃƒÂ³n and Josephine Baker Picture Quote #1

Writing fiction is a solitary occupation but not really a lonely one. The writer’s head is mobbed with characters, images and language Picture Quote #1

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I love great writing. I like interesting characters. I like to work with people who push me to be better, to elevate my game Picture Quote #1

I want to have compassion for my characters - I feel like I am the characters when I’m writing them Picture Quote #1

Dysfunctional co-dependent relationships always appeal to me. I don’t know exactly how it started. I start writing sketches of characters and little scene-lets, and then it builds Picture Quote #1

I identify with the characters very closely. At the same time that I`m outside, writing, I`m also inside, experiencing, and it can be very unsettling Picture Quote #1

I love writing about Oklahoma. I love writing Oklahoma characters; I love playing Southwestern characters Picture Quote #1

I don’t really distinguish between sympathy and honesty when I’m writing. The two go together - I’m interested in inhabiting my characters, seeing the world through their eyes Picture Quote #1

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I need to have some depth in my characters. That’s why they are all Bengalis. I can’t imagine writing a book with someone called Saxena as the hero Picture Quote #1

Acting and writing go together. Actors write because they love words and becoming other people - we love to escape into other characters Picture Quote #1

I craft everything in the beginning. I know where the characters are going before I start writing the book Picture Quote #1

Action, reaction, motivation, emotion, all have to come from the characters. Writing a love scene requires the same elements from the writer as any other Picture Quote #1

I have a very healthy appetite for good writing and good characters. Having weak writing is my biggest fear Picture Quote #1

When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters. A character is a caricature Picture Quote #1

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I learned that comedy is born out of strong characters. I won’t begin writing a character until I have a clear take on them. (Writing Characters Quotes) Characters last. Beautiful writing lasts. A compelling narrative lasts. Art survives long after ideas go extinct.... (Writing Characters Quotes) I just want to keep writing characters who are interesting and complicated people and interesting roles for women, in TV or film or in theater. I think that’s like my ‘Blues Brothers’ mission. (Writing Characters Quotes) I can’t imagine writing a book without some strong female characters, unless that was a demand of the setting. (Writing Characters Quotes) I try to create new characters in each book I write. That’s what makes writing fun and interesting for me. (Writing Characters Quotes) When I’m writing a book, sentence by sentence, I’m not thinking theoretically. I’m just trying to work out the story from inside the characters I’ve got. (Writing Characters Quotes) While writing, writers are living inside a character or characters, and when the book ekes into the world, writers are living inside the reader. That’s more than connecting. (Writing Characters Quotes) I have always been drawn to characters, and this was true for my feature-writing career as well, where there is a tension between rule-breaking and rule-following. (Writing Characters Quotes) Usually with film writing I start with characters, and set about writing their story (Writing Characters Quotes) I think it’s a short story writer’s duty, as well as writing well about emotions and characters, to write story. (Writing Characters Quotes) In terms of writing characters or stories, at least initially, there’s no difference between live-action and animation. A good story is a good story, whatever the medium (Writing Characters Quotes) Outlining is not writing. Coming up with ideas is not writing. Researching is not writing. Creating characters is not writing. Only writing is writing. (Writing Characters Quotes) Sometimes I make my life a living hell by writing complex stories with complex characters. But I love it. (Writing Characters Quotes) I like writing dialogue - I can hear my characters so clearly that writing dialogue often feels as much like transcribing something as it does like creating it. (Writing Characters Quotes) If I’m doing my job right, then I’m not writing the dialogue; the characters are saying the dialogue, and I’m just jotting it down. (Writing Characters Quotes) Delicious days ahead for solitude and writing and, oh yes, the holiday meal with family. Live with my characters until term starts in 2012! (Writing Characters Quotes) Designing the prints was very much like writing a story with characters, [inspired by] some of my my favorite icons of the time: Eva PerÃƒÂ³n and Josephine Baker. (Writing Characters Quotes) Writing fiction is a solitary occupation but not really a lonely one. The writer’s head is mobbed with characters, images and language. (Writing Characters Quotes) I love great writing. I like interesting characters. I like to work with people who push me to be better, to elevate my game. (Writing Characters Quotes) I want to have compassion for my characters - I feel like I am the characters when I’m writing them. (Writing Characters Quotes) Dysfunctional co-dependent relationships always appeal to me. I don’t know exactly how it started. I start writing sketches of characters and little scene-lets, and then it builds (Writing Characters Quotes) I identify with the characters very closely. At the same time that I`m outside, writing, I`m also inside, experiencing, and it can be very unsettling (Writing Characters Quotes) I love writing about Oklahoma. I love writing Oklahoma characters; I love playing Southwestern characters (Writing Characters Quotes) I don’t really distinguish between sympathy and honesty when I’m writing. The two go together - I’m interested in inhabiting my characters, seeing the world through their eyes (Writing Characters Quotes) I need to have some depth in my characters. That’s why they are all Bengalis. I can’t imagine writing a book with someone called Saxena as the hero (Writing Characters Quotes) Acting and writing go together. Actors write because they love words and becoming other people - we love to escape into other characters (Writing Characters Quotes) I craft everything in the beginning. I know where the characters are going before I start writing the book (Writing Characters Quotes) Action, reaction, motivation, emotion, all have to come from the characters. Writing a love scene requires the same elements from the writer as any other (Writing Characters Quotes) I have a very healthy appetite for good writing and good characters. Having weak writing is my biggest fear (Writing Characters Quotes) When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters. A character is a caricature (Writing Characters Quotes)

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