Ditch the feelings. Write out of order. Get to the point.
See also Elmore Leonard's "Rules for Writers". But I suspect such advice is mostly wasted: those who get it seldom need it; those who need it, well, as John Gardner once wrote, "To write junk fiction requires an authentic junk mind."
Just Googled his rules for writers -- he's better at brevity than I am, that's for sure! :D
See also Elmore Leonard's "Rules for Writers". But I suspect such advice is mostly wasted: those who get it seldom need it; those who need it, well, as John Gardner once wrote, "To write junk fiction requires an authentic junk mind."
Just Googled his rules for writers -- he's better at brevity than I am, that's for sure! :D