Book Quote by Paul Auster

I usually have a sense of where my characters are personally and ways in which they might transform throughout the novel. But I never…

— Lisa Lutz

After you finish a book, the story still goes on in your mind. You can never change the beginning. But you can always change…

— Sarah Addison Allen

I never outline my novels before I write. I do have a vague sense of beginning, middle, and end at the outset of each…

— Emily Giffin

Before I begin a novel I have a strong sense of at least one central character and how the story begins, and a more…

— Steve Erickson

Writing is always a process of discovery—I never know the end, or even the events on the next page, until they happen. There’s a…

— Kim Edwards

I like to think the endings of all my books are open to interpretation.

— Jane Green

With the story of your life, you dont get to write the whole book, just your character.

— Olivia Munn

Every time you finish something ... you figure you've finally learned to write, right? Then you start something else and it turns out you…

— Grace Paley

Usually, the creating of the book happens while I'm writing the book. I start with Chapter One, with a few ideas and a handful…

— Lily King

“I read and write for character. If I like and can relate to the characters in a story I can enjoy any kind of…

— Charles de Lint

When I am writing, I focus one hundred percent on my writing. Then, by the time I'm half way through the book, I'm already…

— Anita Desai

My books usually end where they began. I try to bring characters back to a point that is familiar but different because of the…

— Sara Zarr