My Rules for Writing

As I finish another novel, I find myself thinking about the seven rules for writing (for my writing, that is) I came up with a few years ago:

Never resort to the use of irony; if sincerity isn’t enough, be silent.
Forget the self. Artists are boring; it’s the art that matters. If you just want attention, go out in the street and pull your pants down. Don’t write anything you don’t have to write.
Don’t make people less than they are.
Don’t write for other people...