CATHERINE COULTER has had 62 books on the New York Times bestseller list, so she knows a thing or two about writing. Here are her 9 SIMPLE WAYS TO BE A BETTER WRITER from her session at Thrillerfest:
1. Nix the adjectives.
2. Avoid other words for “said,” and avoid redundancies.
3. Excise the exclamation marks.
4. Forget the euphemisms.
5. Don’t fall into stereotypes.
6. Use caution in sex scenes.
7. Avoid endless introspection.
8. Skip over-the-top violence and language.
9. “And above all, don’t take yourself too seriously.”
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Shawn L. Bird 