William Gibson Quotes About Character

Quotes about: Character

• I can't imagine writing a book without some strong female characters, unless that was a demand of the setting. I actually tend to suspect that in real life, there have always been very strong female characters, but at certain stages of society, they've been asked to cool it.

  William Gibson

  Strong, Real, Book

  Interview with Zack Handlen, www.avclub.com. September 7, 2010.

• I very seldom compose anything in my head which later finds its way into text, except character names sometimes - I'm often very much inspired by things that I misunderstand.

  William Gibson

  Character, Names, Way

  "William Gibson: I really can’t predict the future". Interview with Mike Doherty, www.salon.com. January 22, 2012.

• Part of the core of my system, is a way of trying to give the characters more control. If I'm practicing making up what the characters will do, it's never good. In fact, when I catch myself doing that, I try to get rid of that section, and try and let them start making the decisions.

  William Gibson

  Character, Giving, Decision

  Source: www.avclub.com

• When I start writing a new imaginary future, I have no idea what it is. The characters arrive first. They help me figure out where they are living and I get to fill in the gaps with that and where we are. So when I get to the end of the process of composition, if I feel that I have really done my job, I have no idea what I've got - and I then spend essentially the rest of my life figuring out what it might mean.

  William Gibson

  Writing, Character, Mean

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

• I can't imagine writing a book without some strong female characters, unless that was a demand of the setting.

  William Gibson

  Strong, Book, Writing

  Interview with Zack Handlen, www.avclub.com. September 7, 2010.

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