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I try to use all of my senses when describing a setting, and try to think of everything that would impact a character in any given scene.

— Mercedes Lackey

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✓Similar Perspectives

When I work on a novel, I usually have one character and a setting in mind.

— Kevin Henkes

When I'm writing from a character's viewpoint, in essence I become that character; I share their thoughts, I see the world through their eyes and try to feel everything they feel.

— George R. R. Martin

The way I navigate scenes is through what I perceive to be the emotional truth of the character: what he wants from moment to moment.

— Ben Bass

I do get very involved in making a scene work without giving too much thought about how it affects the overall, which I think is hard to know in any case.

— Tom Drury

You jot down ideas, memories, whatever, concerning your real life that somehow parallels the character you're playing, and you incorporate that in your scene work.

— Chris Cooper

Whenever I work on a part, I look at the world through the filter of the character and I pick things they might use through my observations of real life.

— Jeff Bridges

I think a setting is hugely important. I look at setting as a character with its own look, sound, history, quirks, goofy temperaments and moods.

— Deb Caletti

When I'm working on my characters, that's something I pay a lot of attention to: how their body works, how they move, how they articulate.

— Astrid Berges-Frisbey

✗Opposing Perspectives

For me, when I start a novel, I only have a general sense of what I am going to do - usually three or four big scenes or something to which I can really respond emotionally.

— Patrick Ness

I try mainly to just focus on character and what my character's point of view is, with each person, and try to figure out story.

— Katie Cassidy