End Quote by John Grisham

I don't necessarily start with the beginning of the book. I just start with the part of the story that's most vivid in my…

— Beverly Cleary

The beginning of a book is always the hardest part for me. I'm a Chapter 3 kind of writer, which means I naturally start…

— Kami Garcia

Usually I work out the plot before I start. This time I thought: Writers always talk about not knowing where a book is going…

— Daniel Kehlmann

I never start a section of the story without knowing how it will end. I also consciously try to shape the story as though…

— Dave Barry

I love creating individual short stories within chapters, but I want to get better at building consistent narratives from start to finish.

— David Crabb

Titles are important; I have them before I have books that belong to them. I have last chapters in my mind before I see…

— John Irving

I usually start with an ending, then outline high points of things that happen, and kind of make up the rest as I go…

— Julie Kagawa

I never start with the story first, which is maybe obvious, because the narrative line of my films is really not that strong or…

— Jim Jarmusch

Do not repeat chapters, for the ending of the story never changes!

— Anonymous

I love the stories that have come before, that we know of. I think for me it's always more interesting to start from square…

— Chris Pine

I don't see how anybody starts a novel without knowing how it's going to end. I usually make detailed outlines: how many chapters it…

— John Barth

I plot the first 5 or 6 chapters quite minutely, and also the end. So I know where I am going but not how…

— Joanna Trollope