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Beth Porter
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“Don't go into great detail describing places and things, unless you're Margaret Atwood and can paint scenes with language. You don't want descriptions that bring the action, the flow of the story, to a standstill.”
― Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing
― Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing
“I can't allow what we learned in English composition to disrupt the sound and rhythm of the narrative.”
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“Write the book the way it should be written, then give it to somebody to put in the commas and shit.”
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“Psychopaths... people who know the differences between right and wrong, but don't give a shit. That's what most of my characters are like.”
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“I started out of course with Hemingway when I learned how to write. Until I realized Hemingway doesn't have a sense of humor. He never has anything funny in his stories.”
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Beth’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Beth’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Favorite Genres
Art, Chick-lit, Children's, Christian, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Humor and Comedy, Music, Mystery, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Religion, Romance, Science, Science fiction, Suspense, Spirituality, Thriller, Travel, and Young-adult
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