A role is not a character. A role simply assumes a generic position in a story’s social order (Mother, Boss, Artist, Loner) and then carries out that role’s tasks … .*
Robert McKee

Whether a story is to be marked for grownups or children, the writer writes for himself, out of his own need, otherwise the story will lack reality.**
Madeleine L’Engle

The role comes scripted from
beyond us,
The character comes endlessly
unfolding from
within.

*Robert McKee’s Character;
**Madeleine L’Engle’s Walking On Water.