Writing tips from Elmore Leonard: ∙ Delete the parts readers tend to skip ∙ Cut exclamation points ∙ Avoid prologues ∙ Shorten your paragraphs ∙ Keep the flow of your story moving "My most important rule is one that sums up the 10: if it sounds like writing, I rewrite it."

Writing tips from Elmore Leonard:

∙ Delete the parts readers tend to skip
∙ Cut exclamation points
∙ Avoid prologues
∙ Shorten your paragraphs
∙ Keep the flow of your story moving

"My most important rule is one that sums up the 10: if it sounds like writing, I rewrite it."

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May 23, 2020 at 07:22AM