“And there is something great about knowing that my only job is to be as happy as I can be about my life, and feel as good as I can about myself, and to lead as full and eventful a life as I can, so that it doesn’t ever feel like I’m just waiting around for some guy to ask me out. And most importantly, it’s good for us all to remember that we don’t need to scheme and plot and beg to get someone to ask us out. We’re fantastic.” NeedsFeelsI CanJobsRememberGuyAsksWaitingKnowingFantasticAsk MePlotSchemesWaiting Around Book:He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys Source: He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys
“Plot is the knowing of destination.” KnowingPlotDestination Book:Collected Impressions Source: Collected Impressions
“I keep an elaborate calendar for my characters detailing on which dates everything happens. Im constantly revising this as I go along. It gives me the freedom to intricately plot my story, knowing it will at least hold up on a timeline.” GivingCharacterStoriesHappensKnowingGive MeThings HappenPlotCalendarsRevisingTimelines Author:Maria Semple
“I think people got in touch with me either knowing my work, or probably more frequently just knowing a plot or sort of buzz about something I did and sort of saying, "Get that guy that writes the crazy stuff in here."” PeopleThinkingWritingGuyStuffKnowingCrazyPlotThat GuyBuzz Author:Mark Leyner
“Usually I work out the plot before I start. This time I thought: Writers always talk about not knowing where a book is going - -I want to experience that, too. What I found out is that it's very interesting, but it takes much longer because you have so many false starts. You take wrong turns and you have to go back and start the whole chapter, or the whole section, from scratch.” WantBookWholeTurnsFoundInterestingKnowingWork OutPlotChaptersNot KnowingSectionsScratchesVery InterestingWrong Turn Author:Daniel Kehlmann