Don't Worry About What Your Mother Thinks

The Line Of Dialogue Belongs To The Character; The Verb Is The Writer Sticking His Nose In.

Don't Worry About What Your Mother Thinks Of Your Language.

Avoid Prologues: They Can Be ­annoying, Especially A Prologue ­following An Introduction That Comes After A Foreword.

Using Adverbs Is A Mortal Sin.

I Still Read Hemingway. I Still Read His Short Stories Because They're So Good. He Doesn't Waste Any Words.