Aftermath Quote by John Irving

I always write the end of everything first. I always write the last chapters of my books before I write the beginning…Then I go…

— Truman Capote

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

Titles are very hard. Sometimes a title comes before I start to write the book, but often I finish the book, and I still…

— Eve Bunting

When I start, I have a feeling for the characters, and maybe the shape of the story. Sometimes I might even have the last…

— Paul Auster

For me, the favourite chapters have always been the last chapters in the books. I knew exactly how each book would end - and…

— Michael Scott

I like to start with the first chapter, end with chapter 40. No flashbacks, nothing fancy, just a direct storytelling.

— John Grisham

I normally take a long time finding titles. I finish the book and go into sweats for months afterwards trying to think of them.

— Howard Jacobson

“Before the beginning ends, start a new chapter.”

— Bhavik Sarkhedi

I like to think that each book I start is a completely new departure But I’ve learned that whatever you do, readers will have…

— Ian Mcewan

Embrace uncertainty. Some of the most beautiful chapters in our lives won't have a title until much later.

— Bob Goff

I think titles are extremely important for novels: They can set the tone, tip you off, serve as shorthand for what the essential contents…

— Elizabeth Berg

And my experience is the best titles, for me, emerge in the process of writing. They don't usually come at the very beginning and…

— Edward Hirsch