Assuming Quote by Anne Rice

The introduction is the first and best chance to win the attention of people who otherwise would not care. The first thing you have…

— Martyn Lloyd-Jones

The starting point is a question.

— Alberto Manguel

Normally I start with a plot, and write a synopsis, and the ideas come from the construction.

— Jo Nesbo

Introductions for any event follow the same principle: set the tone while listing any necessary background information, give the piece's title and author, and…

— ARNAV DIXIT

One of the biggest problems for beginning writers is this need to over-explain.

— Scarlett Thomas

Beginning to write, you discover what you have to write about.

— Kit Reed

To start with, look at all the books.

— Jeffrey Eugenides

You have to bring books to explain your work.

— Kehinde Wiley

Avoid Prologues. They can be annoying, especially a prologue following an introduction that comes after a foreword.

— Elmore Leonard

I begin by writing paragraphs that don’t have an immediate relation to a plot. The sound of the story comes first.

— Grace Paley

As a reader I loathe introductions...Introductions inhibit pleasure, they kill the joy of anticipation, they frustrate curiosity.

— Harper Lee

To begin, begin.

— William Wordsworth