10 Rules for Writing Fiction
The Guardian collects writing tips from an all-star gallery of authors:
A few highlights:
- Philip Pullman – “My main rule is to say no to things like this, which tempt me away from my proper work.”
- Colm Toibin – “Stay in your mental pyjamas all day” and “No going to London.”
- Roddy Doyle – “Do not place a photograph of your favourite author on your desk, especially if the author is one of the famous ones who committed suicide.”
- Anne Enright – “The first 12 years are the worst.”
- Jonathan Franzen – “ Interesting verbs are seldom very interesting.”
- Neil Gaiman – “Write.”
February 23, 2010 8:17 am 
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