Picked this up at the dollar store in Chantilly, Virginia. This is a cute little book, easily read in about five minutes, of brief writing advice from the author of Get Short (among many others). There isn't nearly enough content to justify a 90-page hardback, but it was only a dollar.

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Gave when we went our on snarfari.

Received from melydia on Sunday! I look forward to reading this book. From a brief flip-through, the illustrations certainly look amusing :-) Thank you!

This book is such an enjoyable, quick read. The book is set up with 10 (well, really 11) great tips about what NOT to do in your writing. It's all actually great advice, but the reason this book worked for me is the way that advice is presented. There is very little text on each page--sometimes a few sentences and sometimes just a few words. The advice is presented, a reason is given, maybe an example or counter-example is given, and then there's a funny illustration. That makes each point infinitely stronger and more memorable. Leonard doesn't get bogged down in detail (basically, he follows his own Rule 10) and his book left me informed and inspired. It's everything you need from a writing book in a short & sweet, useful & entertaining little package!

Adding this to the BCinDC Convention Writing Auction Box.

Won from one of the raffles at the 2011 BCinDC BookCrossing Convention.

I don't have room to take it home, so will be donating it to cinnamon-quill.

Part of the massive prize pack that was gifted to me by k-j-h.

I opened this book up to check out the BCID and got through the whole thing. The ten rules of writing in this book are ones I have come across before but the straight-forward tone of the author and the effective illustrations get the message through.

I will definitely (curse you, adverb!) be sending this on to my fellow writers, who I hope will read it and then do the same.

Sending this to Ireland, for interested writers. It is short but substantial.

Found at BC Convent in Dublin.
Will rap it up to a writer in beeing....

Looking forward to the Annual BookCrossing Convention in Dublin!


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Thank you Deepswamp! I'll read, learn and then write!

I really enjoyed this book with its' lovely illustrations. I wrote down a quote:

"If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it." Elmore Leonard

In the lobby!