Analysis Quote by Ted Rall

When I decided to take writing seriously, I did a lot of reading and analyzing of the books I liked, and came up with…

— George Stephen

I write any sort of rubbish which will cover the main outlines of the story, then I can begin to see it.

— Flannery O'Connor

I spend eight months outlining and researching the novel before I begin to write a single word of the prose.

— Jeffery Deaver

I read what I write over and over and make corrections and improvements, until I reach the conclusion that the material deserves to stand…

— Siegfried Lenz

I love doing the research for the novels. For me, the writing is hard work.

— Clive Cussler

I spend a huge amount of time writing about the book instead of writing the actual text.

— Chris Pavone

Anybody can do research. The plotting of the novel, writing the ending before you write anything else, which I always do - I don't…

— John Irving

A lot of my work is about text taken to the point of abstraction.

— Glenn Ligon

Normally I start with a plot, and write a synopsis, and the ideas come from the construction.

— Jo Nesbo

I always work from an outline, so I know all the of the broad events and some of the finer details before I begin…

— Mercedes Lackey

I am a great believer that all the primary research has to be done before principle writing begins. I'm a huge advocate of plotting.

— Michael Scott

There's an awful temptation to just keep on researching. There comes a point where you just have to stop, and start writing.

— David McCullough