Crossings Quote by Ann Beattie

I never work from an outline, and often I dont know how the story will end.

— Patricia MacLachlan

I don't work with an outline, except a vague one in my head, a general idea of character, place, arc... I'm like a composer…

— Said Sayrafiezadeh

I do not outline. There are writers I know and count as my friends who certainly do it the other way, but for me,…

— Joyce Maynard

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 used to be an obsessive outliner - figuring that writing without an outline was like jumping off a cliff and building a parachute…

— Robin Wasserman

I don't outline at all; I don't find it useful, and I don't like the way it boxes me in. I like the element…

— Khaled Hosseini

The way I outline has changed quite a bit from when I first started writing.

— George Stephen

I do better just letting the stories develop. I don't outline very well, and I can't follow it if I do. Once I've outlined…

— Joe R. Lansdale

Partly because of the way I write - I don't work with an outline or in a straight line. I work where I can…

— Diana Gabaldon

I write almost purely by instinct. I've never made an outline.

— Steve Erickson

The more work you put in on your outline and getting the skeleton of your story right, the easier the process is later.

— Drew Goddard

I never outline. I don't work from an outline. I have no idea where the book is going. I mean, even two-thirds of the…

— Tom Robbins