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I have fun writing. I don't make it a chore. I don't have to struggle with it.
Elmore Leonard
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Elmore Leonard
Age: 87 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 11
Died: 2013
Died: August 20
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Film Producer
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Dutch Leonard
Elmore John Leonard Jr.
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I left advertising as fast as I could in 1961. And I haven't ever thought about going back.
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I still read Hemingway. I still read his short stories because they're so good. He doesn't waste any words.
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My most important rule is one that sums up the 10: If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.
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I do have fun writing, and a long time ago, I told myself, 'You got to have fun at this, or it'll drive you nuts.'
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My most important piece of advice to all you would-be writers: when you write, try to leave out all the parts readers skip.
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