Elmore Leonard , est un romancier et scénariste américain.
“I leave out the parts that people skip.”
When asked about the popularity of his detective novels, quoted by William Zinsser, A Family of Readers Book-of-the-Month Club (1986)
"Making It Up as I Go Along", AARP Magazine 52 (4A), July/August 2009
Variante: Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip.
“If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.”
Newsweek (April 22, 1985)
Source: Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing
Source: Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing
“It doesn't have to make sense, it just has to sound like it does.”
Elmore Leonard livre Freaky Deaky
Source: Freaky Deaky
Elmore Leonard livre Out of Sight
Jack Foley
Out of Sight (1996)
Elmore Leonard livre The Big Bounce
Jack Ryan, The Big Bounce (1969)
“What do you tell a man with two black eyes? Nothing, he's already been told twice.”
Elmore Leonard livre Be Cool
Darryl, Be Cool (1999)
"Making It Up as I Go Along", AARP Magazine 52 (4A), July/August 2009
