Sign in with Facebook
Elmore Leonard
Born
in New Orleans, Louisiana, The United States
October 11, 1925
Died
August 20, 2013
Website
Genre
|
Get Shorty (Chili Palmer, #1)
—
published
1990
—
2 editions
|
|
|
Out of Sight
—
published
1996
—
67 editions
|
|
|
Pronto (Raylan Givens, #1)
—
published
1993
—
56 editions
|
|
|
Rum Punch
—
published
1992
—
65 editions
|
|
|
Raylan (Raylan Givens, #3)
—
published
2012
—
51 editions
|
|
|
Tishomingo Blues
—
published
2002
—
54 editions
|
|
|
52 Pickup
—
published
1974
—
20 editions
|
|
|
Fire in the Hole (Raylan Givens, #2.5)
—
published
2001
—
52 editions
|
|
|
Riding the Rap (Raylan Givens, #2)
—
published
1995
—
45 editions
|
|
|
Maximum Bob
—
published
1991
—
40 editions
|
|
Related News
If you ask us, it's always the perfect time to lose yourself in a page-turning mystery. To help you sleuth out a new read, we asked the...
173 likes · 103 comments
So many aspects of life and leisure have changed. This is true. It’s also true that we need to take care of ourselves, collectively and...
259 likes · 129 comments
I don't have a computer. I order about 50 unlined yellow pads at a time from a print shop. I like them, because you don't have to be orderly about...
17 likes · 17 comments
“Elmore Leonard's Ten Rules of Writing
1. Never open a book with weather.
2. Avoid prologues.
3. Never use a verb other than "said" to carry dialogue.
4. Never use an adverb to modify the verb "said”…he admonished gravely.
5. Keep your exclamation points under control. You are allowed no more than two or three per 100,000 words of prose.
6. Never use the words "suddenly" or "all hell broke loose."
7. Use regional dialect, patois, sparingly.
8. Avoid detailed descriptions of characters.
9. Don't go into great detail describing places and things.
10. Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip.
My most important rule is one that sums up the 10.
If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.”
―
1. Never open a book with weather.
2. Avoid prologues.
3. Never use a verb other than "said" to carry dialogue.
4. Never use an adverb to modify the verb "said”…he admonished gravely.
5. Keep your exclamation points under control. You are allowed no more than two or three per 100,000 words of prose.
6. Never use the words "suddenly" or "all hell broke loose."
7. Use regional dialect, patois, sparingly.
8. Avoid detailed descriptions of characters.
9. Don't go into great detail describing places and things.
10. Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip.
My most important rule is one that sums up the 10.
If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.”
―
“My most important piece of advice to all you would-be writers: When you write, try to leave out all the parts readers skip.”
― Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing
― Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing
Polls
Topics Mentioning This Author
| topics | posts | views | last activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Next Best Boo...: Bridget Book Challenge | 34 | 269 | Aug 20, 2009 05:24PM | |
| 75 Books...More o...: Bookreadera's 75 in 2009 | 32 | 246 | Oct 11, 2009 01:20PM | |
| Mystery/Thriller ...: Barry's incredbily typical list for October | 8 | 49 | Nov 04, 2009 01:43PM | |
| Mystery/Thriller ...: dec 2009 - sandi | 3 | 27 | Dec 31, 2009 10:53PM | |
Readers and Reading:
December reads
|
41 | 80 | Jan 09, 2010 09:28AM | |
| Book Buying Addic...: Titles A-Z Game | 684 | 772 | Apr 21, 2010 07:20PM | |
| Between the Lines: Crime Fiction | 12 | 98 | Aug 22, 2010 10:42AM | |
| Mystery/Thriller ...: august 2010 - sandi | 11 | 57 | Sep 08, 2010 06:16AM |
