I don't want to write any more screenplays, I'll tell you that right now. It's a waste of time. You've got too many people who think they have the answer to a good screenplay and they don't. No one knows. Elmore Leonard answergoodhave share on social
I used to be able to write five pages a day, every day, no problem. Now a good day is five or four pages, and that's from 9:30 A.M. until 6 P.M. Elmore Leonard daygoodpage Change image and share on social
I never know what I'm going to write next. If I'm still writing the book but I'm very near the end, and I begin to think of what I'd like to do next, then I'll know that what I'm writing is in hand. I'll think of an ending and it will be fine. Elmore Leonard beginbookend share on social
I don't have any of the modern electronics at all. I know the Internet would be a distraction. I would see things that interested me and never get back to writing. Elmore Leonard backdistractionelectronic Change image and share on social
Everyone has his own sound. I'm not going to presume how to tell anybody how to write. Elmore Leonard presumesoundwrite Change image and share on social
I decided to write Westerns because there was a terrific market for Westerns in the '50s. There were a lot of pulp magazines, like 'Dime Western' and '10 Story Western' that were still being published. The better ones paid two cents a word. And I thought, 'I like Westerns.' Elmore Leonard 50scentdecide share on social
When people ask me about my dialogue, I say, 'Don't you hear people talking?' That's all I do. I hear a certain type of individual, I decide this is what he should be, whatever it is, and then I hear him. Well, I don't hear anybody that I can't make talk. Elmore Leonard decidedialoguehear share on social
My characters have to talk, or they're out. They audition in early scenes. If they can't talk, they're given less to do, or thrown out. Elmore Leonard auditioncharacterearly Change image and share on social
I can write anywhere. But I don't use a computer, and I could never write on a laptop. I hate the sound of computers; it's too dull, like it's not doing anything for you. Elmore Leonard computerdullhate Change image and share on social
I still read Hemingway. I still read his short stories because they're so good. He doesn't waste any words. Elmore Leonard goodhemingwayread Change image and share on social
