Book Quote by Kurt Vonnegut

I never plot out my novels in terms of the tone of the book. Hopefully, once a story is begun it reveals itself

— Alice Hoffman

I'm not an enormous proponent of plot as a reader. It's about other things; my reading has become specialized over the years.

— Patrick deWitt

My books are primarily plot driven but the best plot in the world is useless if you don't populate them with characters that readers…

— Jeffery Deaver

Plot is a map and I begin with it. It is what made me admire the novels of the 19th century; that the stories…

— John Irving

Plot is not my forte. It's like I have to live in my head in the book for a while before I figure out…

— Erin Morgenstern

I much prefer a plotted novel to a novel that is really conceptual.

— Eleanor Catton

I've always wrestled with the difference between plot and structure, and after re-reading a lot of writing books I realized I wasn't alone.

— Jeff VanderMeer

If I had a plot that was all set in advance, why would I want go through the agony of writing the novel? A…

— Chaim Potok

Seriously, I am a terrible plotter when it comes to my novels. Terrible. I love to kind of feel my way into a book.

— Rebecca Serle

The process is different for every book, but there are similarities. I always draw from the inside out. I don't plot them ahead of…

— Elizabeth Berg

I don't plot my novels - I move along with my characters.

— Ellen Potter

I don't think I'm a natural novelist. Plot is definitely one of my weaker points. I've been working on it a long time, and…

— Rick Bass