Advice Quote by Isaac Asimov

I cannot start a story or chapter without knowing how it ends. ... Of course, it rarely ends that way.

— Kazuo Ishiguro

Every story may not have a happy ending, but that will guide you to a wise beginning

— Ahmed Shahyn

As far as personal philosophies go, I think you should know your ending. I know that's radically different from a lot of other writers…

— Jonathan Hickman

Do not start a story unless you have an ending in mind. You can change the story's ending if you wish, but you should…

— Gene Wolfe

When the ending finally comes to me, I often have to backtrack and make the beginning point towards that ending. Other times, I know…

— Said Sayrafiezadeh

If I didn't know the ending of a story, I wouldn't begin. I always write my last lines, my last paragraph first, and then…

— Anonymous

Probably a good idea, let me know how it ends" "I already know how it ends" "You read the ending first?" "I always read…

— Jayne Ann Krentz

Usually I'll write all the way through to an end, and then I go back and try to fix the ending so that it…

— Heidi Julavits

Where you end, where I begin is like a river going through.

— Dave Matthews Band

Begin as if you will finish. Let the story be told that you had the courage to begin.

— Mary Anne Radmacher

I don't start a story until I know where it's going to end.

— Brian K. Vaughan

I usually have a general idea of where the story is going, but I try to avoid planning in too much detail. The best…

— Karl Iagnemma