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RIP Elmore Leonard

One less talent in the world

Writer Elmore Leonard passed away this week at the age of 87. Leonard's writing talent was legendary, and he leaves behind a body of work which includes many of the best crime novels of the genre including Get Shorty, Out of Sight, and Rum Punch. 

Someone sent me a link this week to Leonard's writing advice which appeared in the New York Times. It remains as fresh today as the day it was written.

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