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From Elmore Leonard

“My most important piece of advice to all you would-be writers: when you write, try to leave out all the parts readers skip.”

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3 Responses to “From Elmore Leonard”

  1. Merry Says:
    August 21st, 2007 at 10:19 am

    Ha! Good one. May we all achieve that!

  2. Pamela Bolton-Holifield Says:
    August 21st, 2007 at 9:08 pm

    Great quote!! Great advice too! Hey, Elmore, any hints on exactly what parts those may be?

  3. HelenKay Says:
    August 22nd, 2007 at 2:28 pm

    If only he had revealed that secret. Alas, no. :)

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