Elmore Leonard's 10 rules of writing

Concise. Ten rules. Each shorter than this summary. Originally appeared in the New York Times in 2001. Slim, but for writers not into reading, it may be the perfect pick. The illustrations (almost caricatures) by Joe Ciardiello add pages but little else. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing Chapter One Never open a book with weather If it's only to create atmosphere, and not a character's reaction to the weather, you don't want to go on too long. The reader is apt to leaf ahead looking for people. There are exceptions. If you happen to be Barry Lopez, who has more ways than an Eskimo to describe ice and snow in his book Arctic Dreams , you can do all the weather reporting you want. Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing . Copyright © by Elmore Leonard. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Available now wherever books are sold. Excerpted from 10 Rules of Writing by Elmore Leonard All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.