Books Quote by Alice Munro

I think that the way that I write stories is by instinct. You have some basic ideas - a character, or an image, or…

— Dan Chaon

Work extra hard on the beginning of your story, so it snares reader's instantly. And know how you're going to end your story before…

— Joan Lowery Nixon

Writing a story is like going down a path in the woods. You follow the path. You don't worry about getting lost. You just…

— Jan Brett

Usually, I have a lot of acquaintance with the story before I start writing it. When I didn't have regular time to give to…

— Alice Munro

When I start a story, I don't know where it's going.

— Stephen King

I always find with my stories that the way they start is that I just get so interested in a person that I'm compelled…

— Michael Lewis

I prefer to surprise myself as I'm writing. I'm not interested in it if I already know where it's going. So I have only…

— Lois Lowry

Usually I work out the plot before I start. This time I thought: Writers always talk about not knowing where a book is going…

— Daniel Kehlmann

I think that, as a writer, while it's your job to construct stories, you have to navigate your way through them with your heart.

— Abi Morgan

I'm one of those people who think that stories should have a beginning, a middle and an end, and then they're over, and then…

— Jim Butcher

When I begin to write a story, I usually know how things will end. It's the journey toward that point I must discover. The…

— Kimberly Willis Holt

Stories move in circle. They don’t move in straight lines. So it helps if you listen in circles. There are stories inside stories and…

— Deena Metzger