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Ten rules for writing fiction
Get an accountant, abstain from sex and similes, cut, rewrite, then cut and rewrite again – if all else fails, pray. Inspired by Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing, we asked authors for their personal dos and don'ts
AUTHOR:
Elmore Leonard
Diana Athill
Margaret Atwood
SOURCE:
Guardian
PUBLISHED:
Feb. 20, 2010
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22 minutes (5558 words)
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