Five Easy Rules to Become a Great Writer!

Just follow these simple rules and something something... CONSUME: Elmore Leonard’s famous rules of writing CREATE: Write a 200-500 word story about a ship at sea during a bad storm, and the attempts at the crew to keep it afloat. Now write a 200-500 word story with the same premise, but try to follow Elmore Leonard’s rules exactly. Keep strictly to the letter and the spirit of it. Join the SWT Membership community to share your work, give feedback, and connect with other artists: Help spread the word about our show by wearing our logo: us on Facebook and Twitter. Credits: Jeffrey Cranor (host) & Joseph Fink (host), Jeffrey Cranor (producer), Grant Stewart (editor), Vincent Cacchione (mixer). Rob Wilson (logo). Theme written and performed by Joseph Fink. If you'd like your own cover of the theme song featured on this show, email us at startwiththis@nightvalepresents.com or share it in our membership community. Produced by Night Vale Presents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Five Easy Rules to Become a Great Writer! is an episode from Start With This by Night Vale Presents.

This episode is 49:58 long.

This episode was published on Mar 12, 2021.

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