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“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.”

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Elmore Leonard

Elmore Leonard, born on October 11, 1925, was a renowned American novelist. Known for his hard-boiled detective novels and Westerns, his distinctive style and concise writing have won him a dedicated following. more

“A friend of mine who is in the publishing business knew I was writing a book, and he said, 'Have you said anything yet about the good guy? Because I know you spend so much time with the bad guys.' Because they're fun. So then you have to make the good guy fun, in order to compete. That's the challenge.”

Knows Writing Said Book Guy Order Fun Challenges Mines Publishing Bad Guys Writing A Book Good Guy

Author:Elmore Leonard

“If you take a few days to write an outline, you're just making up scenes that you think will work, that you think will be interesting. But as you write it, other ideas occur - better ideas that have to do with what you're writing.”

Ifs Thinking Writing Ideas Interesting Scene Outlines Making Up

Author:Elmore Leonard

“I went through life like an idiot for a great deal of the time, saying there's nothing I would change. That was a very arrogant thing to say. There's a lot I would change. There are people I would have steered clear of.”

People Deals Clear Idiot Arrogant

Author:Hugh Leonard

“As somebody once said, we're not punished for our sins, we're punished by them.”

Said Sin

Author:Hugh Leonard

“I feel like the writer observing the grief, but it is difficult to be detached from it.”

Feels Difficult Grief Observing Detached

Author:Hugh Leonard

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