Constant Quote by Kim Edwards

“Writing a story or a novel is one way of discovering sequence in experience, of stumbling upon cause and effect in the happenings of…

— Eudora Welty

Writing is a journey of discovery because until you start, you never know what will happen, and you can be surprised by what you…

— Mini Grey

When I start writing, my unconscious, my conflicts, my thoughts all start to come up. So for me, writing is an exploration. I never…

— Janet Fitch

As a writer, I write to see. If I knew how it would end, I wouldn't write. It's a process of discovery.

— John McGahern

With me, a story usually begins with a single idea or mental picture. The writing of the story is simply a matter of working…

— William Faulkner

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

Writing is a process of discovering. I could never outline a narrative; that just sounds boring. There's no joy of discovery in what you're…

— Bob Shacochis

Writing is like a bird-watcher watching for birds: the stories are there: you just have to train yourself to look for them.

— Barbara Mertz

The interesting part about the writing process is that you can never see all the way to the end, not if something is happening…

— Tom Perrotta

Each story tells me how to write it, but not the one afterwards.

— Eudora Welty

Writing a story or a novel is one way of discovering sequence in experience, of stumbling upon cause and effect in the happenings of…

— Eudora Welty

“Writing is an act of discovery in which you peel back the layers of the story as you write it down.”

— Matt Forbeck