Ten Rules for Writing Fiction

Both because I want to save these, and because I want to share these, here are a pair of matching links, parts one and two of a story from The Guardian in the UK entitled, Ten Rules for Writing Fiction:

The Guardian Article — Part One

The Guardian Article — Part Two

I’d read, for example, the Elmore Leonard rules, which include the sage advice:

Using adverbs is a mortal sin.

And, I’d have to say I agree with him, most emphatically.

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