Rule 6 of Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules for Writing

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Elmore Leonard’s 6th Rule for Writing

Never use the words ”suddenly” or ”all hell broke loose.”

This rule doesn’t require an explanation. I have noticed that writers who use ”suddenly” tend to exercise less control in the application of exclamation points.


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