Favorite bits of writing advice

These are my favorite pieces of writing advice.

1. Love the book, not the scene. Karen Hawkins

2. There are no rules in writing. There are useful principles. Throw them away when they’re not useful. But always know what you’re throwing away. William Shetterly

3. Get inside the skin, heart, mind and soul of a person who is not yourself, and you will create a character who is another human being. Eudora Welty

4. Get in late, get out early. Screenwriting credo.

5. Leave out the parts that people skip. Elmore Leonard.

What are yours?