Un-writing the rules

You are probably already aware of novelist Elmore Leonard’s 10 rules for writing. As a reminder, and very much in summary, these are: 1 Never open a book with weather (where it’s used to create atmosphere). 2 Avoid prologues.3 Never use a verb other than ‘said’ to carry dialogue.4 Never use an adverb to modify the verb ‘said’.5 Keep your … Continue reading Un-writing the rules