Crucial Quote by John Grisham

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

I outline fairly extensively because I'm usually dealing with real events. I don't need to give myself as much information as I used to,…

— Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

I hate outlines. I have a broad sense of where the story is going; I know the end, I know the end of the…

— George R. R. Martin

I plot as I go. Many novelists write an outline that has almost as many pages as their ultimate book. Others knock out a…

— Clive Cussler

I don't outline at all; I don't find it useful, and I don't like the way it boxes me in. I like the element…

— Khaled Hosseini

My [story] outlines are usually about 5-6 pages long. I'm essentially telling myself the story in short form. I try to make it clear…

— Chevy Stevens

I'm not much of an outliner in general. I tend to wing my way through all my drafts, which means writing a series is…

— Marie Lu

I outline in some detail, but even after the outline is done I often get a new idea that is an improvement, so the…

— Jeff Abbott

I don't outline or plan ahead when I write a novel. The more I know about what's going to happen, the less interesting it…

— Nick Petrie

I would also argue that there is a good chance that an outline will help you stave off any onslaught of writer's block. Let…

— Terry Brooks

“I never used an outline until I started "The Bourne Legacy" project for which I was required to write an outline. To be honest,…

— Eric Van Lustbader

I used to be an obsessive outliner - figuring that writing without an outline was like jumping off a cliff and building a parachute…

— Robin Wasserman