Saturday, February 20, 2010

10 RULES FOR WRITING FICTION

Ten rules for writing fiction | Books | guardian.co.uk

Amazing article: Elmore Leonard, Diana Athill, Margaret Atwood, Roddy Doyle, Helen Dunmore, Geoff Dyer, Anne Enright, Richard Ford, Jonathan Franzen, Esther Freud, Neil Gaiman, David Hare, PD James, AL Kennedy, Hilary Mantel, Michael Moorcock, Michael Morpurgo, Andrew Motion, Joyce Carol Oates, Annie Proulx, Philip Pullman, Ian Rankin, Will Self, Helen Simpson, Zadie Smith, Colm Tóibín, Rose Tremain, Sarah Waters, Jeanette Winterson tell you their 10 rules for writing fiction.

There is so much here to read and absorb, it needs to be ingested in small, thoughtful bites. Enjoy!

4 comments:

Stina Lindenblatt said...

Thanks for the link!

jessjordan said...

Definitely a lot to be absorbed, but great link!

Fida I said...

Thanks, definitely will use them.

Ruth McNally Barshaw said...

30 writers x 10 rules each = 16 pages printed in very small font, and I am determined to memorize it all. Great link, Jill.

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