My books are never about the crimes. They are about how the characters react to the crimes.
Karin Slaughter
My job isn't to preach to people, it's to entertain them. I like letting the characters speak for themselves.
I think I'm the best fit for characters that have a lot going on inside.
Kodi Smit-McPhee
Wherever I go in the world, people all know about Scotland Street and are always asking me about what's going to happen to the characters next.
Alexander McCall Smith
Any author of fiction will tell you that characters don't need to be told what to do.
As a writer, you have to realize that people want to like the characters, so you have to be careful to keep them involved.
I like strong female characters. I try to write them as role models for young girls.
L. J. Smith
All my characters have got a big slice of me in them. A big piece of me, because it's my dialogue and this is the way I think and talk.
Wilbur Smith
To me, my characters are more real than most people I meet.
You know what I like? I like classic stuff. I like 'The Andy Griffith Show' - the variety of characters was so amazing to me.
J. B. Smoove