I Used To Be Able To Write

There Are Some People Who Have Been Reading Me For Years, And They Keep Saying Kind Things About The Writing. That's What You're Writing For, To Get People To Respond To It.

I Try To Leave Out The Parts Readers Skip.

These Are Rules I've Picked Up Along The Way To Help Me Remain Invisible When I'm Writing A Book, To Help Me Show Rather Than Tell What's Taking Place In The Story.

If It Sounds Like Writing, I Rewrite It.

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.