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I don't necessarily start with the beginning of the book. I just start with the part of the story that's most vivid in my imagination and work forward and backward from there.

A story should have a beginning, a middle and an end, but not necessarily in that order.

Most of my work has no conventional narrative, so it's not essential to have a beginning and an end - your attention can flow in and out of the experience rather than having a set entry point.

I tend to write my beginnings and endings first - as a cartoonist and storyteller, I couldn't sit down every day if I didn't know where the story was headed.

I'm one of those people who think that stories should have a beginning, a middle and an end, and then they're over, and then you tell the next story.

There is no 'right' way to begin a novel, but for me, plot has to wait. The character comes first.

Most fiction series are written so that the reader can come in at any point and not feel lost, but if you can start at the beginning, why not?

Some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle and end.

I start with characters, and then I start writing, and then, if I'm lucky, things start to happen.

I'm a beginning, not an end.