Here is an interesting article by Elmore Leonard titled 10 Rules of Writing it was published in the New York. Times on July 16th, 2001.
I have only just learned he passed away earlier this week at age 87. He wrote fifty novels during his sixty year career. I don't know them all but of those I do I know Get Shorty best. Of those novels, twenty six were adapted to film or television. I don't tend to agree with all of his suggestions, but he does have reasoning behind them all. For instance I like it when scenes are described in detail, right down to the smells if it is important, so I tend to do that when I write. Agree or disagree, but I believe you will find this interesting either way.
Comments are welcome. I think this could be a very interesting conversation.http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/16/arts/writers-writing-easy-adverbs-exclamation-points-especially-hooptedoodle.html
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