Ten rules for writing fiction

[sr_smith]

Get an accountant, abstain from sex and similes, cut, rewrite, then cut and rewrite again - if all else fails, pray. Inspired by Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing, we asked authors for their personal dos and don'ts

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/feb/20/ten-rules-for-writing-fiction-part-one