tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post6037960174064945004..comments2024-03-28T05:34:42.670-05:00Comments on MAKE MINE MYSTERY: Do You Agree with Elmore Leonard's Writing Rules?Morgan Mandelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-41303155445926622722015-07-10T20:05:05.860-05:002015-07-10T20:05:05.860-05:00Thanks for your good reply, Lorelei. You did a bet...Thanks for your good reply, Lorelei. You did a better job analyzing Leonard's rules. : )Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-88143631847491755842015-07-10T13:15:49.789-05:002015-07-10T13:15:49.789-05:00Oh, I've seen these before. Whether I agree or...Oh, I've seen these before. Whether I agree or disagree here doesn't matter, but are a few authors who disagreed and they seemed to have done alright.<br />#1-Tony Hillerman<br />#2 Dan Brown, Stephan King, Peter Straub (it was sort of cool in the 80's to do them).<br />#3 J.K. Rowling... eh-hem...<br />#4 Same as above.<br />#5&#6 Oh dear God! I'll have to agree with these.<br />#7-yeah, Mark Twain.<br />#8. Rowling, and most fantasy writers.<br />#9. Yep... or you could do it like Janet Evanovich, in shorthand.<br />#10. It's an old rule that if you leave it out and it doesn't make any difference in the reading, or feels left out, then by all means.<br /><br />Thanks for posting!!!<br /><br />Lorelei Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03294047277447613989noreply@blogger.com