Elmore Leonard, a writer with a talent for spinning unforgettable tales, has penned numerous novels that have enthralled readers across the globe. His ...
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I try to leave out the parts that people skip. ~Elmore Leonard Editors Wednesday, October 10, 2012 Over the last few months I have finally begun the process of contacting, and contracting, an editor for my book. It is funny how similar to dating this process has been for me. It starte...
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a sense of family &community — plus crackling, clever, unforced dialogue. There’s a lot of chatter in your books. It reminds me of that great writing tip by Elmore Leonard, “Avoid the parts that readers tend to skip.”What do you try to keep in mind when you are writing dialogue?
In the earliest tales the book-learning shows, but gradually Leonard sheds his tenderfoot status. You begin to feel that he knows the land as well as the indigenous Apache, and the laconic scouts who must outwit them in order to survive. The transition is announced (quietly) in "Law of ...
Now That 'Life of Crime' Has Closed TIFF, Let's Look Back at the Best and Worst of Elmore Leonard Adaptions
andreviewersfailedtoappreciate,orevendiscover,LeonarduntilhewontheEdgar AllanPoeAwardforBestNovelin1984forLaBrava;sincethenhehasbeenamongthe mostbelovedcrimewritersofourtime—bothbycriticsandbythereaderswhohavemade hisbooksperennialbestsellers.HewasgiventheGrandMasterAwardin1992bythe MysteryWritersofAmericaforlife...
Audible has set up a special page for Raylan fans where you can get the best versions of all four audiobooks mentioned in the podcast (Pronto, Riding the Rap, When the Women Come Out to Dance ("Fire in the Hole"), and Raylan). Two of these audiobooks -- Grover Gardner's reading...
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