Because Quote by Clive Cussler

I don't really write plots. I use history as the engine that drives everything.

— Alan Furst

That's the way I work. I get it all plotted in my mind, and then I write it down.

— Ann Patchett

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

— James Ellroy

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

— Jo Nesbo

Plotting is difficult for me, and always has been. I do that before I actually start writing, but I always do characters, and the…

— Elizabeth George

I feel like I know how to write plot.

— Mike White

All you need to know about plotting is twofold. 1. Give your characters goals. 2. Don't let them reach those goals.

— J.A. Konrath

I don't like plots. I don't know what a plot means. I can't stand the idea of anything that starts in the beginning -…

— Maira Kalman

There are only so many plots in the world. It's how they unfold that makes them interesting.

— Lauren Beukes

What I have to outline is action and plot because I'm not particularly good at that.

— Janet Evanovich

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

— J. K. Rowling

While my writing does seem to ultimately have a lot to do with pantsing in the end, without the plotting, I'd get nowhere to…

— Violet Duke