Using Adverbs Is A Mortal

It Doesn't Have To Make Sense, It Just Has To Sound Like It Does.

At The Time I Begin Writing A Novel, The Last Thing I Want To Do Is Follow A Plot Outline. To Know Too Much At The Start Takes The Pleasure Out Of Discovering What The Book Is About.

I Don't Believe In Writer's Block. I Don't Know What That Is. There Are Just Certain Little Areas That I Know I'm Going To Get Through. It's Just A Matter Of Finding A Way.

I Got Halfway Through 'the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.' I Don't Get It At All. What's The Big Thrill? It's Boring.

Keep Your Exclamation Points Under Control. You Are Allowed No More Than Two Or Three Per 100,000 Words Of Prose.