Ten Rules for Writing FictionPosted by dhoffman on February 22nd, 2010
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.