I Don't Want The Reader To Be

I Always Felt, You Don’t Have A Good Time Doin Crime, You May As Well Find A Job.

My Most Important Piece Of Advice To All You Would-be Writers: When You Write, Try To Leave Out All The Parts Readers Skip.

The Line Of Dialogue Belongs To The Character; The Verb Is The Writer Sticking His Nose In.

My Most Important Rule Is One That Sums Up The 10: If It Sounds Like Writing, I Rewrite It.

Don't Go Into Great Detail Describing Places And Things, Unless You're ­margaret Atwood And Can Paint Scenes With Language. You Don't Want Descriptions That Bring The Action, The Flow Of The Story, To A Standstill.