Using Adverbs Is A Mortal Sin.

I Started Out Of Course With Hemingway When I Learned How To Write. Until I Realized Hemingway Doesn't Have A Sense Of Humor. He Never Has Anything Funny In His Stories.

I Don't Get In A Position To Be Frightened. I Don't Do Anything Dangerous, And I Always Pay My Bills.

Never Use A Verb Other Than "said" To Carry Dialogue... I Once Noticed Mary Mccarthy Ending A Line Of Dialogue With "she Asseverated" And Had To Stop Reading And Go To The Dictionary.

My Characters Have To Talk, Or They're Out. They Audition In Early Scenes. If They Can't Talk, They're Given Less To Do, Or Thrown Out.

I Do Have Fun Writing, And A Long Time Ago, I Told Myself, 'you Got To Have Fun At This, Or It'll Drive You Nuts.'