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Reader Quotes by Elmore Leonard
- I don't want the reader to be aware of me as the writer.
- I try to leave out the parts readers skip.
- I want the reader to know what's going on. So there's never a mystery in my books.
- My purpose is to entertain and please myself. I feel that if I am entertained, then there will be enough other readers who will be…
- It's my attempt to remain invisible, not distract the reader from the story with obvious writing.
- My most important piece of advice to all you would-be writers: when you write, try to leave out all the parts readers skip.
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