Books Quote by Jerry B. Jenkins

The way that I write novels in particular is I don't usually outline; I just write. Part of the fun is discovering what's happening…

— John Scalzi

Initially I only decided to try and write a novel because I wasn't getting enough screenwriting work. It wasn't a long-held ambition, and certainly…

— Stef Penney

For the novels I wrote before selling anything, I didn't outline much. I had a vague idea of the story.

— George Stephen

I write almost purely by instinct. I've never made an outline.

— Steve Erickson

I envy those writers who outline their novels, who know where they're going. But I find writing is a process of discovery.

— Jay McInerney

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

I don't start a novel until I have lived with the story for awhile to the point of actually writing an outline and after…

— John Grisham

Writing a first novel was an arduous crash course. I learned so much in the six years it took me to write it, mostly…

— Rachel Kushner

When you get ready to write your novel, outline it first. There's nothing worse than getting halfway through and realizing you've painted yourself in…

— Janet Evanovich

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

At the time I begin writing a novel, the last thing I want to do is follow a plot outline. To know too much…

— Elmore Leonard

I've never made an outline for any novel that I've written. Never.

— Don DeLillo