Books Quote by Dean Wesley Smith

I never outline. I don't work from an outline. I have no idea where the book is going. I mean, even two-thirds of the…

— Tom Robbins

I try to outline. I'm a lazy outliner. I will put the points down of each chapter or series of chapters, but it always…

— Steve Toltz

I do not outline. There are writers I know and count as my friends who certainly do it the other way, but for me,…

— Joyce Maynard

The way that I write novels in particular is I don't usually outline; I just write. Part of the fun is discovering what's happening…

— John Scalzi

I do better just letting the stories develop. I don't outline very well, and I can't follow it if I do. Once I've outlined…

— Joe R. Lansdale

I cannot outline. I do not know what the next thing is going to happen in the book until it comes out of my…

— Patricia Reilly Giff

The outline is 95 percent of the book. Then I sit down and write, and that's the easy part.

— Jeffery Deaver

I finally get to the place where the book has matured in my mind and I can hardly wait to start writing it. Then…

— Stephen J. Cannell

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

I'm a relatively disciplined writer who composes the whole book before beginning to execute and write it. Of course, you can't hold - you…

— Orhan Pamuk

“I have tried to outline, but all that seems to guarantee is that the book will not much resemble the outline, so I long…

— Daniel Woodrell

“When you start writing, you may think you will use the book to guide readers down certain paths and through certain themes. But, the…

— M.D. Cliatt