Using Adverbs Is A Mortal Sin.

Never Use A Verb Other Than ‘said’ To Carry Dialogue.

After 58 Years You'd Think Writing Would Get Easier. It Doesn't. If You're Lucky, You Become Harder To Please. That's All Right, It's Still A Pleasure.

I Don't Judge In My Books. I Don't Have To Have The Antagonist Get Shot Or The Protagonist Win. It's Just How It Comes Out. I'm Just Telling A Story.

To Me, Writing Is The Most Fun. It's Not Always Fun, But Finally When You Make It Come Out The Way You Want, It's Then You Can Say, 'it's Fun, Boy.'

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