Character Quote by J.A. Konrath

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

Gettting to know your characters is so much more important than plotting. Working out every detail of your story in advance, especially when you…

— Alexander Gordon Smith

Plotting is like sex. Plotting is about desire and satisfaction, anticipation and release. You have to arouse your reader's desire to know what happens,…

— Colin Greenland

I feel like I know how to write plot.

— Mike White

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

— Ann Patchett

When I'm writing a script, I don't worry about plot as much as I do about people. I get to know the main characters…

— Mel Brooks

I'm really quite bad at coming up with plot ideas. I like to create characters and just see what will happen to them when…

— Judy Blume

Plot is just not my gift. I'm fascinated with complex characters, and that doesn't mix well with complex plots. And by the way, when…

— Taylor Sheridan

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

— Janet Evanovich

In order to have a plot, you have to have a conflict, something bad has to happen.

— Mike Judge

Remember: Plot is no more than footprints left in the snow after your characters have run by on their way to incredible destinations. Plot…

— Ray Bradbury

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

— James Ellroy