Elmore Leonard
Elmore Leonard
Elmore John Leonard, Jr.was an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. His earliest novels, published in the 1950s, were Westerns, but he went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted into motion pictures...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth11 October 1925
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
worry mind
There's nothing like work to take your mind off your worries.
thinking people letters
I get letters. I get several a week, I think. A lot of people want a picture, a lot of people just want an autograph.
use verbs said
Never use a verb other than ‘said’ to carry dialogue.
block believe littles
I don't believe in writer's block. I don't know what that is. There are just certain little areas that I know I'm going to get through. It's just a matter of finding a way.
block believe inspiration
I don't believe in writer's block or waiting for inspiration. If you're a writer, you sit down and write.
romantic-love looks too-late
It's like seeing someone for the first time, and you look at each other for a few seconds, and there's this kind of recognition like you both know something. Next moment the person's gone, and it's too late to do anything about it.
fun believe character
I think any writer is a fool if he doesn't do it for money. There needs to be some kind of incentive in addition to the project. It all goes together. It's fun to sit there and think of characters and get them into action, then be paid for it. I can't believe it when writers tell me 'I don't want to show my work to anybody'.
book writing stories
These are rules I've picked up along the way to help me remain invisible when I'm writing a book, to help me show rather than tell what's taking place in the story,
stuff mail computer
I don't have any of the modern stuff. I don't have e-mail. I don't have a computer!
fun writing boys
To me, writing is the most fun. It's not always fun, but finally when you make it come out the way you want, it's then you can say, 'It's fun, boy.'
book writing and-love
To me, a book is a book, an electronic device is not, and love of books was the reason I started writing.
book writing please
Really, when I write a book I'm the only one I have to please. That's the beauty of writing a book instead of a screenplay.
purpose enough please
My purpose is to entertain and please myself. I feel that if I am entertained, then there will be enough other readers who will be entertained, too.
people millions
There are 500 million people on Facebook, but what are they saying to each other? Not much.