To me, writing is the most fun. It's not always fun, but finally when you make it come out the way you want, it's then you can say, 'It's fun, boy.'

Skip the boring parts.

I'm not going to write for posterity. I'm going to write to make a buck.

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

If work was a good thing, the rich would have it all and not let you do it.

I don't want the reader to be aware of me as the writer.

Never open a book with weather. There are exceptions. If you happen to be Barry Lopez, who has more ways to describe ice and snow than an Eskimo, you can do all the weather reporting you want.