"My most important rule is one that sums……" — Elmore Leonard
"My most important rule is one that sums up the 10: If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it."
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62 Quotes by Elmore Leonard
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If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it. Or, if proper usage gets in the way, it may have to…
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Never use an adverb to modify the verb 'said' . . . he admonished gravely. To use an adverb this…
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At the time I begin writing a novel, the last thing I want to do is follow a plot outline.…
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I don’t think writers compete, I think they’re all doing separate things in their own style.
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Avoid Prologues. They can be annoying, especially a prologue following an introduction that comes after a foreword.
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I won't read a book that starts with a description of the weather. I don't read books over 300 pages,…
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What do you tell a man with two black eyes? Nothing, he's already been told twice.
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After 58 years you'd think writing would get easier. It doesn't. If you're lucky, you become harder to please. That's…
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The line of dialogue belongs to the character; the verb is the writer sticking his nose in.
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Keep your exclamation points under control. You are allowed no more than two or three per 100,000 words of prose.
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I don't want the reader to be aware of me as the writer.
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Never use the words 'suddenly' or 'all hell broke loose.'
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