Firsts Quote by Anonymous

When the ending finally comes to me, I often have to backtrack and make the beginning point towards that ending. Other times, I know…

— Said Sayrafiezadeh

I cannot start a story or chapter without knowing how it ends. ... Of course, it rarely ends that way.

— Kazuo Ishiguro

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

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

When I'm putting a story together, I generally know the ending and a couple of the points halfway through, and I've got sort of…

— Alan Moore

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

— Brian K. Vaughan

You don't reach points in life at which everything is sorted out for us. I believe in endings that should suggest our stories always…

— Lauren Oliver

I've always known when I start a story what the last line is. It's always been the case, since the first story I ever…

— Amy Hempel

I always write the end of everything first. I always write the last chapters of my books before I write the beginning....Then I go…

— Truman Capote

When I write, I never know the endings. What I think works in [my] stories is the fact that when I write, I really…

— Etgar Keret

As far as personal philosophies go, I think you should know your ending. I know that's radically different from a lot of other writers…

— Jonathan Hickman

My own way of writing is very meditated and, despite my reputation, rather slow-moving. So I do spend a good deal of time contemplating…

— Joyce Carol Oates