"Definitely they write themselves. It's an amazing experience. It's like the characters have come alive and are sitting on my shoulder talking to me, telling me their tales"
- R. A. Salvatore
About this Quote
In this quote, author R. A. Salvatore is explaining the process of writing and how it feels to him. He says that the characters in his stories seem to compose themselves, indicating that they have a life of their own and their actions and words circulation naturally onto the page. This is an amazing experience for him, as if the characters have come to life and are speaking directly to him, sharing their stories and experiences. It's practically as if they are resting on his shoulder, directing him through the writing procedure. This shows the deep connection and immersion that authors can have with their characters, making the writing procedure really wonderful.
This quote is written / told by R. A. Salvatore somewhere between January 20, 1959 and today. He was a famous Author from USA.
The author also have 17 other quotes.
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"The Little Friend is a long book. It's also completely different from my first novel: different landscape, different characters, different use of language and diction, different approach to story"
"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"
