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I like characters that make me feel challenged and sort of inspired.

I try to create characters that I am fascinated by on some level or intrigued by or can't stand.

I love working fictional characters into a piece of history. It plays to my strengths, which are characterization and dialogue, and assists me in my admitted weakness, plot.

I think, above all, the characters in my novels feel universal to the readers.

I'm drawn particularly to stories that evolve out of the character of the protagonist.

I don't really try to judge any character that I play, afterwards I figure it out, but while I'm working on the character, I have to find something in them to relate to.

The characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I'm writing or reading. I may enjoy a book that has an intriguing mystery or a good plot, but to become one of my real favorites, it has to have great characters.

I love complex characters - strong females who are vulnerable but have a life and soul. That's what I'm drawn to and what I enjoy most.

Character is always my driving force. And to tell a good story and to provide an entertaining read.

I like to play very raw characters, characters who have a degree of vulnerability and passion about what they're doing.