Zadie Smith’s 10 Rules of Writing – Brain Pickings

In the winter of 2010, inspired by Elmore Leonard's 10 rules of writing published in The New York Times nearly a decade earlier, The Guardian reached out to some of today's most celebrated authors and asked them to each offer his or her rules. My favorite is Zadie Smith's list - an exquisite balance of the practical, the philosophical, and the poetic, and a fine addition to this ongoing omnibus of great writers' advice on the craft.