Cases Quote by Amy Hempel

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

— Stephen King

If I didn't know the ending of a story, I wouldn't begin. I always write my last lines, my last paragraph first, and then…

— Anonymous

“How do you know where a story begins?”

— Carolee Dean

I do always know where I'm going in my books. I know the endpoint. I've written only two thousand words of my next novel…

— Jonathan Trigell

“You don't need to know how a story ends, but how it begins. Start writing ...and the rest of the story will write itself.”

— Jason W. Blair

“Every story has a beginning and an end. What lies between those two points is the journey.”

— R.C. Richter

Do not start a story unless you have an ending in mind. You can change the story's ending if you wish, but you should…

— Gene Wolfe

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

The story always leads you where it's supposed to go.

— Courtney A. Kemp

“The path you create then follow becomes the story of your life.”

— steven redhead

Often what happens with the writing is that you know where you want to start and you know where you want to end, but…

— Chris Chibnall

I don't start a story until I know where it's going to end.

— Brian K. Vaughan