I don't believe in writer's block or waiting for inspiration. If you're a writer, you sit down and write.
Never use a verb other than "said" to carry dialogue... I once noticed Mary McCarthy ending a line of dialogue with "she asseverated" and had to stop reading and go to the dictionary.
I want the reader to know what's going on. So there's never a mystery in my books.
I always felt, you don’t have a good time doin crime, you may as well find a job.
I don't have any of the modern stuff. I don't have e-mail. I don't have a computer!
These are rules I've picked up along the way to help me remain invisible when I'm writing a book, to help me show rather than tell what's taking place in the story.