Chapters Quote by Anthony Burgess

When I decided to take writing seriously, I did a lot of reading and analyzing of the books I liked, and came up with…

— George Stephen

I tend to start with a kernel, a vague concept, and just begin to write things down - notes about a character, lines of…

— Scott Turow

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

— Jo Nesbo

I know what I want to achieve in each book and the major points, but I don't plan right down to the chapters. I…

— Samantha Shannon

Writing a book is like washing an elephant: there's no good place to begin or end, and it's hard to keep track of what…

— Azgraybebly Josland

I always have a basic plot outline, but I like to leave some things to be decided while I write.

— J. K. Rowling

I plot as I go. Many novelists write an outline that has almost as many pages as their ultimate book. Others knock out a…

— Clive Cussler

I do write long, long character notes - family background, history, details of appearance - much more than will ever appear in the novel.…

— Anne Tyler

I don't see how anybody starts a novel without knowing how it's going to end. I usually make detailed outlines: how many chapters it…

— John Barth

When I'm writing the first draft, I'm writing in a very slovenly way: anything to get the outline of the story on paper.

— Pat Barker

I make very involved drawings, even little structures, and try using design to figure out the rhythm of a plot. If there are several…

— Louise Erdrich

I begin by assembling notes on characters. Large swaths of the plot become clear to me as I do this.

— James Ellroy