Careful Quote by Hume Cronyn

I don't plot, and I don't plan. I like to be surprised like the reader.

— Joe R. Lansdale

I'm a well-intentioned plotter who ends up with wondrous pantsing revelations and (at times) ginormous rewrites that look almost nothing like my carefully plotted…

— Violet Duke

Probably careful plotting reflects my personality. I am meticulous by nature. I can't imagine speed-writing anything that happens to pop into my head.

— William Landay

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

— Ann Patchett

What I'm doing is exploring things. This is why I'm a fiction writer rather than an essayist or a politician or whatever. I just…

— T.C. Boyle

I really try to plot in a fearless fashion. I try not to care about not knowing the answer before I get there; I…

— Courtney A. Kemp

I find it tricky to make plans.

— Isabel Lucas

Actually, I've been working on a plan. During the exam, I'll hide under some coats, and hope that somehow everything will work out.

— Matt Groening

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

— J. K. Rowling

The reason I collect good ideas is because plots themselves are very difficult indeed to come by.

— Roald Dahl

I'm not good at making plans, because I never have been. I never do things with an idea of where they may wind up.

— Rick Moranis