Skip The Boring Parts.

I Spent Most Of My Dough On Booze, Broads And Boats And The Rest I Wasted.

If It Sounds Like Writing, I Rewrite It.

My Most Important Piece Of Advice To All You Would-be Writers: When You Write, Try To Leave Out All The Parts Readers Skip.

Bad Guys Are Not Bad Guys Twenty-four Hours A Day.

Don't Go Into Great Detail Describing Places And Things, Unless You're ­margaret Atwood And Can Paint Scenes With Language. You Don't Want Descriptions That Bring The Action, The Flow Of The Story, To A Standstill.