Learning to Write - video

Elmore Leonard, Author of Get Shorty and Out of Sight, discusses the need to learn the writing craft and his appreciation of authors like Hemingway, Richard Bissel, and others.

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Offline William Lovelady

I enjoyed the comment on white space. I think this is very important to leave some information to the reader's imagination. Thank you some much!!!
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Offline Travis Paul

Thank you sir.
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Offline charlene kling

Hi you have helped alot, I am on my first book. Thank You Charlene Kling charleyk56@live.com
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Offline Taylor Lyen

Good, clear, economic use of words. The contrast with Hemmingway, Bissell, and Leonard interesting. Of course the snippet did not allow for much elaboration, but it did give a direction
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Offline Maya Sander's

I didn't get anything from it. My guess is it wasn't enough information.
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