Using Adverbs Is A Mortal Sin.

I Have Fun Writing. I Don't Make It A Chore. I Don't Have To Struggle With It.

Don't Go Into Great Detail Describing Places And Things, Unless You're ­margaret Atwood And Can Paint Scenes With Language. You Don't Want Descriptions That Bring The Action, The Flow Of The Story, To A Standstill.

Everyone Has His Own Sound. I'm Not Going To Presume How To Tell Anybody How To Write.

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.

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.