Emily Giffin Character Quotations

I try to write about real women, real people - in other words flawed characters.

I have always been drawn to coming-of-age stories and books and movies featuring compelling young characters.

Writing a teen character is something I wanted to try again for a long time!

In my stories, I think, as I've gotten older, the characters have become stronger and more independent, and more capable of making unconventional decisions.

When I write, I picture the characters a certain way in my head, and they're not like any actor or actress. It's almost hard for me to let go of my ideas as to the way they look.

I try to be true to the characters that I've created and sometimes I disagree with them, but their opinions about the story and the characters really matter to me.

I write about relationships and I try to create real-life characters.