Ends Quote by Roger Ebert

I don't start a story until I know where it's going to end.

— Brian K. Vaughan

When I start a story, I don't know where it's going.

— Stephen King

If you're gonna start a story, you start from the beginning, right?

— Luke Evans

Begin as if you will finish. Let the story be told that you had the courage to begin.

— Mary Anne Radmacher

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 usually start with something that has some energy, like a compressed character or a situation that's wound up like a spring. Then all…

— Janet Fitch

When I'm putting a story together, I generally know the ending and a couple of the points halfway through, and I've got sort of…

— Alan Moore

Creating one single story often requires experimenting and planning and falling on your literary rear more than once before you find the way that…

— Nancy Lam

“But stories don't end. They continue as long as you're alive. You just have to get on with things. Turn the page, start a…

— Darren Shan

I cannot start a story or chapter without knowing how it ends. ... Of course, it rarely ends that way.

— Kazuo Ishiguro

Do not start a story unless you have an ending in mind. You can change the story's ending if you wish, but you should…

— Gene Wolfe

What to do when inspiration doesn't come; be careful not to spook, get the wind up, force things into position. You must wait around…

— John Huston