Black and white Quote by Adam Rex

I sometimes think that what I do as a writer is make a kind of colouring book, where all the lines are there, and…

— John Irving

I make extensive outlines before I write a book. I usually know what will happen. I know the characters, and I know what they…

— Amor Towles

I take some pains to learn the material beforehand. I have a bunch of tricks I use to try and hit the ground running.…

— Colm Feore

I write in longhand and assemble lots of notes, and then I try to collate them into a coherent chronology. It's like groping along…

— Joyce Carol Oates

Suggestions? Put it aside for a few days, or longer, do other things, try not to think about it. Then sit down and read…

— Neil Gaiman

I always work from an outline, so I know all the of the broad events and some of the finer details before I begin…

— Mercedes Lackey

The way that I write novels in particular is I don't usually outline; I just write. Part of the fun is discovering what's happening…

— John Scalzi

I also write the last paragraph or page of a story first. That way I always know what I'm working towards.

— Truman Capote

Writing a book is like washing an elephant: there's no good place to begin or end, and it's hard to keep track of what…

— Azgraybebly Josland

I'm a relatively disciplined writer who composes the whole book before beginning to execute and write it. Of course, you can't hold - you…

— Orhan Pamuk

I have friends who are capable of writing a very rough draft and then going back and embroidering - they're sort of the cathedral…

— Karen Russell

I do a lot of revising on paper. Sometimes I think I should just write longhand - what I type reads very different once…

— Sara Shepard