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I don't think I like characters who are afraid and ashamed of who they are.

I don't much believe in the idea of characters. I write with words, that is all. Whether those words are put in the mouth of this or that character does not matter to me.

In real life, people are constantly saying one thing and doing another, but if you write your characters that way, the story becomes too hard to follow.

I know when I go and see a writer, the first thing I think to myself is, 'Are they the character in the book?' You just can't help it; it's the way people are.

At the core, I try to write characters who are real people with real insecurities, fears, hopes, and dreams, which is why hopefully readers can identify with them.

Writing is taking a risk, and it is actually fighting invisible and invincible enemies. They are over-confidence, stupidity, expectation and narcissism.

I sort of like writing about weird characters, I guess.

I express things through characters because I have a fear that my own voice is irritating because that's been said to me.

The problem with being a writer is that some readers tend to think that anything that comes out of a character's mouth is you talking.

Writing can give full meaning to characters and avoid pure stereotype.