Julianna Baggott Quotes About Character

Quotes about: Character

• I always think I know the way a novel will go. I write maps on oversized art pads like the kind I carried around in college when I was earnest about drawing. I need to have some idea of the shape of the novel, where its headed, so that I can proceed with confidence. But the truth is my characters start doing and saying things I don't expect.

  Julianna Baggott

  Art, Writing, Character

  "Q&A with Pure Author Julianna Baggott". Interview with Melissa Wiley, geekdad.com. April 4, 2012.

• You learn to exploit genre for the more important things - to my mind - like story, character, image, language.

  Julianna Baggott

  Character, Mind, Important

  Interview with Roxane Gay, therumpus.net. May 11, 2012.

• My work is to know the characters intimately and to tell their story.

  Julianna Baggott

  Character, Stories, Knows

  Interview with Roxane Gay, therumpus.net. May 11, 2012.

• I try not to divide plot and character. I get to know a character by what they want and fear and how those internal forces play out in their lives.

  Julianna Baggott

  Character, Play, Trying

  Interview with Roxane Gay, therumpus.net. May 11, 2012.

• As a writer, my main objective is to tell the story urgently - as if whispering it into one ear - and to know the characters intimately.

  Julianna Baggott

  Character, Stories, Ears

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