Elmore Leonard † 2013

eleonardYou know, I just can’t say nothing. A great writer, Elmore Leonard, passed away on Tuesday. His advice, “If it sounds like writing, I rewrite” inspires me and makes me laugh at the same time. I love his timing, I love his dialogue. I’ll miss him.

Every major newspaper and website is running tributes and obituaries. Gotta say that one of my favourites is the spoof obituary by the Onion. They’ve given it this wonderful title:

“Elmore Leonard, Modern Prose Master, Noted For His Terse Prose Style And For Writing About Things Perfectly And Succinctly With A Remarkable Economy Of Words, Unfortunately And Sadly Expired This Gloomy Tuesday At The Age Of 87 Years Old” (Onion satire article)

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