Emily Giffin Quotes About Character

Quotes about: Character

• When I write, I picture the characters a certain way in my head, and they're not like any actor or actress. It's almost hard for me to let go of my ideas as to the way they look.

  Emily Giffin

  Letting Go, Writing, Character

  "Emily Giffin Talks Life, Relationships, and Her New Novel, First Comes Love". Interview with Laura Marie Meyers, www.popsugar.com. July 19, 2016.

• I try to write about real women, real people - in other words flawed characters. I find flawed characters much more interesting than perfect ones and enjoy the challenge of making readers root for them in spite of their unsympathetic path and destructive choices. Life is about the gray areas. Things are seldom black and white, even when we wish they were and think they should be, and I like exploring this nuanced terrain.

  Emily Giffin

  Real, Writing, Character

• Writing a teen character is something I wanted to try again for a long time!

  Emily Giffin

  Writing, Character, Long

  Interview with Emily Laurence, www.seventeen.com. July 16, 2012.

• I have always been drawn to coming-of-age stories and books and movies featuring compelling young characters.

  Emily Giffin

  Book, Character, Age

• I try to write about real women, real people - in other words flawed characters.

  Emily Giffin

  Real, Writing, Character

• I try to be true to the characters that I've created and sometimes I disagree with them, but their opinions about the story and the characters really matter to me.

  Emily Giffin

  Character, Trying, Stories

  "Emily Giffin Talks Life, Relationships, and Her New Novel, First Comes Love". Interview with Laura Marie Meyers, www.popsugar.com. July 19, 2016.

• I write about relationships and I try to create real-life characters.

  Emily Giffin

  Real, Writing, Character

  "Emily Giffin Talks Life, Relationships, and Her New Novel, First Comes Love". Interview with Laura Marie Meyers, www.popsugar.com. July 19, 2016.

• In my stories, I think, as I've gotten older, the characters have become stronger and more independent, and more capable of making unconventional decisions.

  Emily Giffin

  Character, Independent, Thinking

  "Emily Giffin Talks Life, Relationships, and Her New Novel, First Comes Love". Interview with Laura Marie Meyers, www.popsugar.com. July 19, 2016.

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