“I don't think there's any great mystery to writing female characters, so long as you talk to them. If you lived in a monastery and never met any women, maybe it would be difficult.” IfsThinkingWritingLongCharacterWould BeDifficultMysteryMetsFemaleFemale CharactersMonasteries Author:Ken Follett
“I like to create imaginary characters and events around a real historical situation. I want readers to feel: OK, this probably didn't happen, but it might have.” WantFeelsRealCharacterMightHappensSituationEventsReaderHistoricalImaginary Author:Ken Follett
“In my books, women often solve the problem. Even if the woman is not the hero, she's a strong character. She does change the plot. She'll often rescue the male character from some situation.” IfsDoeBookCharacterProblemStrongSituationHeroMalesSolvePlotRescueStrong WomenStrong Character Author:Ken Follett
“When I'm writing a woman character, I don't think, 'What would a woman do?' I just think, 'What would this character do in this situation?” ThinkingWritingCharacterSituation Author:Ken Follett
“Thrillers have been traditionally very masculine books; the women characters often rather decorative.” Has BeensBookCharacterMasculineThrillers Author:Ken Follett
