Book Quote by Jeff VanderMeer

When I decided to take writing seriously, I did a lot of reading and analyzing of the books I liked, and came up with…

— George Stephen

I'm not an enormous proponent of plot as a reader. It's about other things; my reading has become specialized over the years.

— Patrick deWitt

I much prefer a plotted novel to a novel that is really conceptual.

— Eleanor Catton

The process is different for every book, but there are similarities. I always draw from the inside out. I don't plot them ahead of…

— Elizabeth Berg

I always think plot is what you fall back on if you can't write, to keep things going.

— Meg Rosoff

I became much more interested in plot when I really didn't consider myself a writer anymore. When I was in an art context and…

— Vito Acconci

My books are primarily plot driven but the best plot in the world is useless if you don't populate them with characters that readers…

— Jeffery Deaver

I don't think I'm a natural novelist. Plot is definitely one of my weaker points. I've been working on it a long time, and…

— Rick Bass

I'm probably more character-driven than plot-driven. It's rare for me to attach myself to an idea for a story.

— Steven Soderbergh

Plot is what happens in your story. Every story needs structure, just as every body needs a skeleton. It is how you 'flesh out…

— Caroline Lawrence

I'm certainly a plot and character man. Themes, structure, style - they're valid components of a novel and you can't complete the book without…

— David Mitchell

I don't plot my books rigidly, follow a preconceived structure. A novel mustn't be a closed system - it's a quest.

— Kurt Vonnegut