Don't start writing your novel until you know your characters very, very well. What they'd do if they saw somebody shoplifting. What they were like at school. What shoes they wear. Spend days - weeks, months - being them until they thicken up and start to breathe.
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"Don't start writing your novel until you know your characters very, very well. What they'd do if they saw somebody shoplifting. What they were like at school. What shoes they wear. Spend days - weeks, months - being them until they thicken up and start to breathe." — Deborah Moggach
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Don't start writing your novel until you know your characters very, very well. What they'd do if they saw somebody shoplifting. What they were like at school. What shoes they wear. Spend days - weeks, months - being them until they thicken up and start to breathe. — Deborah Moggach
About Deborah Moggach
Deborah Moggach was a Writer from United Kingdom (1948–present).
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This quote is attributed to Deborah Moggach, a Writer from United Kingdom.
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Deborah Moggach lived from 1948 – present.