"With all of the qualities of the scene-setting, the dialogue, the place and time and the time and place in which your characters move. And I want to move with the characters, move with them and describe the world in which they are living"
- Gay Talese
About this Quote
This quote by Gay Talese speaks with the value of setting in storytelling. He emphasizes the need to develop a vibrant and detailed world for the characters to live in. He motivates the author to put in the time to establish the location and time of the story, along with the discussion of the characters. By doing this, the author can create a credible and immersive world for the reader to explore. Talese also encourages the writer to move with the characters, to describe the world in which they are living. This allows the reader to get a better understanding of the characters and their motivations. By developing a brilliant and detailed setting, the writer can create a story that is both believable and appealing.
This quote is written / told by Gay Talese somewhere between February 7, 1932 and today. He/she was a famous Author from USA.
The author also have 13 other quotes.
"So if you want to have a great video game-based movie you have to keep the mood of the game, use the normal character setup - but you have to flesh out the story and provide more background for the characters"
"The way I write is that I'll actually have a conversation out loud with myself. In a weird way, I just kind of get schizophrenic and play two characters"
"From beginning to end it's about keeping the energy and the intensity of the story and not doing too much and not doing too little, but just enough so people stay interested and stay involved in the characters"
"They weren't impatient for the boys to turn into cartoons again. They awarded sympathy, gave compassion. Because deep down they had found parts of themselves in the characters. You said it George"
"And I have to credit David Jacobs with the opportunities he gave me. He was totally into sharing the creation of characters. David put together a show that told the story of people over many years' time and that was greatly enjoyable. Though nowadays that is frowned upon"
"I plot the first 5 or 6 chapters quite minutely, and also the end. So I know where I am going but not how I'm going to get there, which gives characters the chance to develop organically, as happens in real life as you get to know a person"
"I think for anybody reading the book they're going to get an idea in their heads of all those characters, and I think that once that gets fixed, it's quite hard to shake"
