“A library is where you meet fascinating characters you never forget.” CharacterForgetLibraryFascinatingNever Forget Author:Judy Blume
“My characters live inside my head for a long time before I actually start a book. They become so real to me, I talk about them at the dinner table as if they are real. Some people consider this weird. But my family understands.” PeopleIfsLongBookRealCharacterLong TimeMy FamilyTablesDinnerDinner Table Author:Judy Blume
“Books opened up a whole new world to me. Through them I discovered new ideas, traveled to new places, and met new people. Books helped me learn to understand other people and they taught me a lot about myself. ... Some books you never forget. Some characters become your friends for life.” PeopleWorldBookIdeasWholeCharacterForgetTaughtMetsNever ForgetNew WorldNew IdeasTraveledNew PlacesFriends For Life Author:Judy Blume
“I try to create new characters in each book I write. That's what makes writing fun and interesting for me.” WritingTryingBookCharacterFunInteresting Author:Judy Blume
“I stop and think before I start a new book and ask myself do I really want to spend the next year or two or three with these characters because if I don't, then I shouldn't be writing about them.” IfsThinkingWantWritingYearsTwoBookCharacterThreeNextAsksNext YearNew Books Author:Judy Blume
“The parent reads the book. The kid reads the book and then they can talk about the characters instead of talking about themselves. You know there's a connection even if you don't talk about it when you read the same books.” IfsKnowsBookCharacterKidsParentTalkingConnections Author:Judy Blume
“The best books come from someplace deep inside.... Become emotionally involved. If you don't care about your characters, your readers won't either.” IfsWritingBookCharacterCareReaderInvolvedDon't CareDeep Inside Author:Judy Blume
“Some characters become your friends for life. That's how it was for me with Betsy-Tacy.” CharacterFriends For Life Author:Judy Blume
“I'm really quite bad at coming up with plot ideas. I like to create characters and just see what will happen to them when I let them loose!” IdeasCharacterHappensPlot Author:Judy Blume
“What I remember when I started to write was how I couldn't wait to get up in the morning to get to my characters.” WritingCharacterRememberWaitingMorningGet UpRemember When Author:Judy Blume
