Book Quote by J. K. Rowling

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 do write long, long character notes - family background, history, details of appearance - much more than will ever appear in the novel.…

— Anne Tyler

I pretty much always wanted to write a series, because I love reading them.

— Marie Rutkoski

I always wanted to write novels, even before I had read a lot of novels or had a very good idea of what they…

— Elif Batuman

After the children grew up, I began to focus on my writing. My first books were part of a trilogy... The 'Wind Dance' trilogy.

— Iris Johansen

When I began, I thought that the way one should work was to do all the research and then write the book.

— David McCullough

When I started writing, I just hoped for a nice little paperback series.

— Clive Cussler

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 soon as I finished the first book, I wrote a second, which I hope to sell this year, and I have just about…

— Richard Helms

I spend eight months outlining and researching the novel before I begin to write a single word of the prose.

— Jeffery Deaver

I spend about eight months researching and outlining my book.

— Jeffery Deaver

I always work from an outline, so I know all the of the broad events and some of the finer details before I begin…

— Mercedes Lackey