Vonnegut's Eight Rules for Fiction Writing

[ellecc]

I wish all writers were not only familiar with these rules, but followed them, because they're wonderful. Hell, I wish that even I could follow them.

From Vonnegut's Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short Fiction...

1. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.
2. Give the reader at least one character

Comments

[americnxidiot]

Every sentence must do one of two things-reveal character or advance the action.

I approve :)