WRITERS ON WRITING; Easy on the Adverbs, Exclamation Points and Especially Hooptedoodle — by Elmore Leonard

WRITERS ON WRITING; Easy on the Adverbs, Exclamation Points and Especially Hooptedoodle — by Elmore Leonard:

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Novelist Elmore Leonard has died at age 87. If you’re a writer, there’s a good chance you’ve encountered the New York Times article in which Leonard shared his ten rules for writing (of which there are really 11). Or, at least, you’ve probably seen this one:

10. Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip.

You can read the full article here.

What do you think about Elmore Leonard’s writing rules?

Sorry to hear this! I’ve used that rule in my writing workshops MANY times. I use his list too, of which I agree with about 50% :) but either way (agree or not) they make great discussion points.