I Try To Leave Out The Parts

It's My Attempt To Remain Invisible, Not Distract The Reader From The Story With Obvious Writing.

Try Not To Write The Parts That People Skip.

I Won't Read A Book That Starts With A Description Of The Weather. I Don't Read Books Over 300 Pages, Though I'll Make An Exception For Don Delillo.

All The Information You Need Can Be Given In Dialogue.

Keep Your Exclamation Points Under Control. You Are Allowed No More Than Two Or Three Per 100,000 Words Of Prose.