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Elmore Leonard on Writing
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“Never use the words “suddenly” or “all hell broke loose.””
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“If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it. Or, if proper usage gets in the way, it may have to go. I can’t allow what we learned in English composition to disrupt the sound and rhythm of the narrative.”
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