Book Quote by David B. Coe

I always say I write because I have lots of questions, not because I have any answers.

— Jacqueline Woodson

My writing process often begins with a question. I write down ideas and let them stew for about a year. Then, when I sit…

— Cynthia Voigt

I make extensive outlines before I write a book. I usually know what will happen. I know the characters, and I know what they…

— Amor Towles

As I write, invariably I encounter more questions and answer those as I go.

— David B. Coe

I don't write books because I have answers. I write books because I have questions. What we are is the questions that we ask,…

— John Edgar Wideman

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 don't actually talk about my books much, because I find if I talk about them I don't want to write them anymore. I…

— Charles de Lint

Usually I decide on what it is I'm writing next by the books I'm reading.

— Kate Mosse

Whenever I do a book, I'm usually guided by a question or something that I'm trying to tease out.

— Lynda Barry

I tell beginning readers to read a lot and write a lot. If you want to write a book, find a subject that's really…

— Tracy Kidder

It's just a matter of writing the kind of book I enjoy reading. Something better be happening at the beginning, and then on every…

— Jonathan Franzen

Being a writer but also having been raised the way I was, I tend to turn to books for answers.

— Alexandra Fuller