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If It Sounds Like Writing, I Rewrite It. Or, If Proper Usage Gets In The Way, It May Have To Go. I Can't Allow What We Learned In English Composition To Disrupt The Sound And Rhythm Of The Narrative.

I Don't Have Any Of The Modern Stuff. I Don't Have E-mail. I Don't Have A Computer!

There Are Some People Who Have Been Reading Me For Years, And They Keep Saying Kind Things About The Writing. That's What You're Writing For, To Get People To Respond To It.

I Focus On Characters As Individuals With Attitudes And Write Each Scene From A Particular Character's Point Of View. That Way, Even Narrative Passages Take On The Character's Sound. I Don't Want The Reader To Be Aware Of Me, Writing.

I Try To Leave Out The Parts Readers Skip.