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  1. "Don't ever write a villain you don't like."
    Elmore Leonard

    #ElmoreLeonard

  2. "Don't ever write a villain you don't like."
    Elmore Leonard

    #ElmoreLeonard

  3. "Don't ever write a villain you don't like."
    Elmore Leonard

    #ElmoreLeonard

  4. The track Tishomingo Blues is inspired by an Elmore Leonard novel of the same title, published in 2002. It’s set in Mississippi and focuses on the local Dixie Mafia, and a high-stakes Civil War re-enactment. A professional high-diver, Dennis Lenahan, witnesses a murder on the ground while preparing to take an 80ft plunge. It was Leonard’s favourite among his own work.

    #books #music #ElmoreLeonard

  5. The track Tishomingo Blues is inspired by an Elmore Leonard novel of the same title, published in 2002. It’s set in Mississippi and focuses on the local Dixie Mafia, and a high-stakes Civil War re-enactment. A professional high-diver, Dennis Lenahan, witnesses a murder on the ground while preparing to take an 80ft plunge. It was Leonard’s favourite among his own work.

    #books #music #ElmoreLeonard

  6. The track Tishomingo Blues is inspired by an Elmore Leonard novel of the same title, published in 2002. It’s set in Mississippi and focuses on the local Dixie Mafia, and a high-stakes Civil War re-enactment. A professional high-diver, Dennis Lenahan, witnesses a murder on the ground while preparing to take an 80ft plunge. It was Leonard’s favourite among his own work.

    #books #music #ElmoreLeonard

  7. The track Tishomingo Blues is inspired by an Elmore Leonard novel of the same title, published in 2002. It’s set in Mississippi and focuses on the local Dixie Mafia, and a high-stakes Civil War re-enactment. A professional high-diver, Dennis Lenahan, witnesses a murder on the ground while preparing to take an 80ft plunge. It was Leonard’s favourite among his own work.

    #books #music #ElmoreLeonard

  8. The track Tishomingo Blues is inspired by an Elmore Leonard novel of the same title, published in 2002. It’s set in Mississippi and focuses on the local Dixie Mafia, and a high-stakes Civil War re-enactment. A professional high-diver, Dennis Lenahan, witnesses a murder on the ground while preparing to take an 80ft plunge. It was Leonard’s favourite among his own work.

    #books #music #ElmoreLeonard

  9. TOP TEN WRITER’S QUOTES TO LIVE BY

    Career Authors
    Literary agent and USA TODAY bestselling author Paula Munier shares her top ten writer's quotes to live by, inspiring sound bites of wisdom by great authors, from Lee Child to Eudora Welty.
    TOP TEN WRITER’S QUOTES TO LIVE BY Paula Munier…
    careerauthors.com/top-ten-writ

    #Craft #action #AnasNin #beginnings #ElmoreLeonard

  10. TOP TEN WRITER’S QUOTES TO LIVE BY

    Career Authors
    Literary agent and USA TODAY bestselling author Paula Munier shares her top ten writer's quotes to live by, inspiring sound bites of wisdom by great authors, from Lee Child to Eudora Welty.
    TOP TEN WRITER’S QUOTES TO LIVE BY Paula Munier…
    careerauthors.com/top-ten-writ

    #Craft #action #AnasNin #beginnings #ElmoreLeonard

  11. TOP TEN WRITER’S QUOTES TO LIVE BY

    Career Authors
    Literary agent and USA TODAY bestselling author Paula Munier shares her top ten writer's quotes to live by, inspiring sound bites of wisdom by great authors, from Lee Child to Eudora Welty.
    TOP TEN WRITER’S QUOTES TO LIVE BY Paula Munier…
    careerauthors.com/top-ten-writ

    #Craft #action #AnasNin #beginnings #ElmoreLeonard

  12. TOP TEN WRITER’S QUOTES TO LIVE BY

    Career Authors
    Literary agent and USA TODAY bestselling author Paula Munier shares her top ten writer's quotes to live by, inspiring sound bites of wisdom by great authors, from Lee Child to Eudora Welty.
    TOP TEN WRITER’S QUOTES TO LIVE BY Paula Munier…
    careerauthors.com/top-ten-writ

    #Craft #action #AnasNin #beginnings #ElmoreLeonard

  13. D4vd Ordered Chainsaws From Amazon To Dismember Teen, DA Says In Gruesome Filing

    WARNING: This article contains graphic & disturbing details of an alleged murder & sexual abuse of a minor.…
    #UnitedStates #US #USA #Amazon #america #d4vd #DannyMasterson #ElmoreLeonard #LAPD #murder #NathanHochman #unitedstatesofamerica #USnews #USAnews
    europesays.com/2956075/

  14. D4vd Ordered Chainsaws From Amazon To Dismember Teen, DA Says In Gruesome Filing

    WARNING: This article contains graphic & disturbing details of an alleged murder & sexual abuse of a minor.…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Entertainment #Amazon #D4vd #DannyMasterson #ElmoreLeonard #lapd #murder #nathanhochman
    newsbeep.com/us/614510/

  15. D4vd Ordered Chainsaws From Amazon To Dismember Teen, DA Says In Gruesome Filing

    WARNING: This article contains graphic & disturbing details of an alleged murder & sexual abuse of a minor.…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Entertainment #Amazon #D4vd #DannyMasterson #ElmoreLeonard #lapd #murder #nathanhochman
    newsbeep.com/us/614510/

  16. Barry Sonnenfeld – „Schnappt Shorty“ (1995)

    Ein echter Lieblingsfilm aus den Neunzigern. Und das ist mal kein Nostalgie-Ding, weil wir alle mal so viel jünger waren, sondern ein Film, der bis heute hält, was er damals versprochen hat. Eine knallbunte Postkarte aus einer Ära, in der Coolness noch aus Haltung bestand und nicht aus Branding. Ein Film, der Hollywood mit einem Lächeln auseinandernimmt, das so breit ist, dass es fast schon als Waffe durchgeht. Nicht die Art Satire, die mit erhobenem Zeigefinger wedelt, sondern die Sorte, die im Liegestuhl liegt und trotzdem immer noch präzise trifft. Nicht alle werden diesen Film mögen, doch ich liebe ihn sehr. (ARTE, Wh.)

    Zum Blog: nexxtpress.de/mediathekperlen/

  17. Barry Sonnenfeld – „Schnappt Shorty“ (1995)

    Ein echter Lieblingsfilm aus den Neunzigern. Und das ist mal kein Nostalgie-Ding, weil wir alle mal so viel jünger waren, sondern ein Film, der bis heute hält, was er damals versprochen hat. Eine knallbunte Postkarte aus einer Ära, in der Coolness noch aus Haltung bestand und nicht aus Branding. Ein Film, der Hollywood mit einem Lächeln auseinandernimmt, das so breit ist, dass es fast schon als Waffe durchgeht. Nicht die Art Satire, die mit erhobenem Zeigefinger wedelt, sondern die Sorte, die im Liegestuhl liegt und trotzdem immer noch präzise trifft. Nicht alle werden diesen Film mögen, doch ich liebe ihn sehr. (ARTE, Wh.)

    Zum Blog: nexxtpress.de/mediathekperlen/

  18. Barry Sonnenfeld – „Schnappt Shorty“ (1995)

    Ein echter Lieblingsfilm aus den Neunzigern. Und das ist mal kein Nostalgie-Ding, weil wir alle mal so viel jünger waren, sondern ein Film, der bis heute hält, was er damals versprochen hat. Eine knallbunte Postkarte aus einer Ära, in der Coolness noch aus Haltung bestand und nicht aus Branding. Ein Film, der Hollywood mit einem Lächeln auseinandernimmt, das so breit ist, dass es fast schon als Waffe durchgeht. Nicht die Art Satire, die mit erhobenem Zeigefinger wedelt, sondern die Sorte, die im Liegestuhl liegt und trotzdem immer noch präzise trifft. Nicht alle werden diesen Film mögen, doch ich liebe ihn sehr. (ARTE, Wh.)

    Zum Blog: nexxtpress.de/mediathekperlen/

  19. Barry Sonnenfeld – „Schnappt Shorty“ (1995)

    Ein echter Lieblingsfilm aus den Neunzigern. Und das ist mal kein Nostalgie-Ding, weil wir alle mal so viel jünger waren, sondern ein Film, der bis heute hält, was er damals versprochen hat. Eine knallbunte Postkarte aus einer Ära, in der Coolness noch aus Haltung bestand und nicht aus Branding. Ein Film, der Hollywood mit einem Lächeln auseinandernimmt, das so breit ist, dass es fast schon als Waffe durchgeht. Nicht die Art Satire, die mit erhobenem Zeigefinger wedelt, sondern die Sorte, die im Liegestuhl liegt und trotzdem immer noch präzise trifft. Nicht alle werden diesen Film mögen, doch ich liebe ihn sehr. (ARTE, Wh.)

    Zum Blog: nexxtpress.de/mediathekperlen/

  20. Barry Sonnenfeld – „Schnappt Shorty“ (1995)

    Ein echter Lieblingsfilm aus den Neunzigern. Und das ist mal kein Nostalgie-Ding, weil wir alle mal so viel jünger waren, sondern ein Film, der bis heute hält, was er damals versprochen hat. Eine knallbunte Postkarte aus einer Ära, in der Coolness noch aus Haltung bestand und nicht aus Branding. Ein Film, der Hollywood mit einem Lächeln auseinandernimmt, das so breit ist, dass es fast schon als Waffe durchgeht. Nicht die Art Satire, die mit erhobenem Zeigefinger wedelt, sondern die Sorte, die im Liegestuhl liegt und trotzdem immer noch präzise trifft. Nicht alle werden diesen Film mögen, doch ich liebe ihn sehr. (ARTE, Wh.)

    Zum Blog: nexxtpress.de/mediathekperlen/

  21. I recently read a couple of Elmore Leonard crime novels -- "Riding the Rap" and "Out of Sight".

    I don't read that much contemporary fiction, nor do I have a deep background in crime fiction as a genre, so you'll have to make do with the remarks of a relatively ill informed reader.

    I can see why Leonard is a both popular and respected writer. He knows how to structure a gripping narrative, and his dialogue rings true.

    On a more critical note, I can imagine these two novels providing future students of US culture with material for a study of the anxieties and aspirations of middle class white men in an America seemingly riven with disorder.

    In "Riding the Rap", Leonard's background as a writer of westerns comes across; the US marshal protagonist brings order to a lawless frontier by acting on his own initiative rather than a mere agent of a federal bureaucracy. Here though, the frontier is no longer in the west, but in Florida, and the threatening nonwhite others are no longer American Indians but a Puerto Rican hitman and a Black Bahamian immigrant who, as part of his assimilation to Black America, adopted an Islamic name.

    Leonard's depiction of racial attitudes intersects with his representation of socioeconomic class distinctions. The two nonwhite criminals act for a while as henchmen to a drink and drug addled wealthy white playboy, whose kidnapping plan drives the plot forward. His exploitation of his senile mother's wealth and the revelation of her ugly racist attitudes point to the class and status tensions that exist between a decadent white upper class and the Appalachian coalmining heritage of the US marshal protagonist.

    These racial and white populist themes recur in "Out of Sight", where middle aged, middle class, white bank robbers are contrasted with African American home invaders, the latter being characterized by their cruelty, treachery, idleness, lust, and greed.

    In both novels the middle aged male protagonist beds a much younger female character; some readers might find these glimpses of the fantasy life of ageing men unintentionally ludicrous.

    I think I'll reserve final judgment on Leonard until I've read another of his books. "Swag" is supposed to be good, but neither my local second bookstore nor my libraries have it available at the moment, and I don't want to pay full price for it.

    #Books #ElmoreLeonard #USLiterature #CrimeFiction #RidingTheRap #OutOfSight #Race #Racism #Populism #USCulture

  22. I recently read a couple of Elmore Leonard crime novels -- "Riding the Rap" and "Out of Sight".

    I don't read that much contemporary fiction, nor do I have a deep background in crime fiction as a genre, so you'll have to make do with the remarks of a relatively ill informed reader.

    I can see why Leonard is a both popular and respected writer. He knows how to structure a gripping narrative, and his dialogue rings true.

    On a more critical note, I can imagine these two novels providing future students of US culture with material for a study of the anxieties and aspirations of middle class white men in an America seemingly riven with disorder.

    In "Riding the Rap", Leonard's background as a writer of westerns comes across; the US marshal protagonist brings order to a lawless frontier by acting on his own initiative rather than a mere agent of a federal bureaucracy. Here though, the frontier is no longer in the west, but in Florida, and the threatening nonwhite others are no longer American Indians but a Puerto Rican hitman and a Black Bahamian immigrant who, as part of his assimilation to Black America, adopted an Islamic name.

    Leonard's depiction of racial attitudes intersects with his representation of socioeconomic class distinctions. The two nonwhite criminals act for a while as henchmen to a drink and drug addled wealthy white playboy, whose kidnapping plan drives the plot forward. His exploitation of his senile mother's wealth and the revelation of her ugly racist attitudes point to the class and status tensions that exist between a decadent white upper class and the Appalachian coalmining heritage of the US marshal protagonist.

    These racial and white populist themes recur in "Out of Sight", where middle aged, middle class, white bank robbers are contrasted with African American home invaders, the latter being characterized by their cruelty, treachery, idleness, lust, and greed.

    In both novels the middle aged male protagonist beds a much younger female character; some readers might find these glimpses of the fantasy life of ageing men unintentionally ludicrous.

    I think I'll reserve final judgment on Leonard until I've read another of his books. "Swag" is supposed to be good, but neither my local second bookstore nor my libraries have it available at the moment, and I don't want to pay full price for it.

    #Books #ElmoreLeonard #USLiterature #CrimeFiction #RidingTheRap #OutOfSight #Race #Racism #Populism #USCulture

  23. I recently read a couple of Elmore Leonard crime novels -- "Riding the Rap" and "Out of Sight".

    I don't read that much contemporary fiction, nor do I have a deep background in crime fiction as a genre, so you'll have to make do with the remarks of a relatively ill informed reader.

    I can see why Leonard is a both popular and respected writer. He knows how to structure a gripping narrative, and his dialogue rings true.

    On a more critical note, I can imagine these two novels providing future students of US culture with material for a study of the anxieties and aspirations of middle class white men in an America seemingly riven with disorder.

    In "Riding the Rap", Leonard's background as a writer of westerns comes across; the US marshal protagonist brings order to a lawless frontier by acting on his own initiative rather than a mere agent of a federal bureaucracy. Here though, the frontier is no longer in the west, but in Florida, and the threatening nonwhite others are no longer American Indians but a Puerto Rican hitman and a Black Bahamian immigrant who, as part of his assimilation to Black America, adopted an Islamic name.

    Leonard's depiction of racial attitudes intersects with his representation of socioeconomic class distinctions. The two nonwhite criminals act for a while as henchmen to a drink and drug addled wealthy white playboy, whose kidnapping plan drives the plot forward. His exploitation of his senile mother's wealth and the revelation of her ugly racist attitudes point to the class and status tensions that exist between a decadent white upper class and the Appalachian coalmining heritage of the US marshal protagonist.

    These racial and white populist themes recur in "Out of Sight", where middle aged, middle class, white bank robbers are contrasted with African American home invaders, the latter being characterized by their cruelty, treachery, idleness, lust, and greed.

    In both novels the middle aged male protagonist beds a much younger female character; some readers might find these glimpses of the fantasy life of ageing men unintentionally ludicrous.

    I think I'll reserve final judgment on Leonard until I've read another of his books. "Swag" is supposed to be good, but neither my local second bookstore nor my libraries have it available at the moment, and I don't want to pay full price for it.

    #Books #ElmoreLeonard #USLiterature #CrimeFiction #RidingTheRap #OutOfSight #Race #Racism #Populism #USCulture

  24. I recently read a couple of Elmore Leonard crime novels -- "Riding the Rap" and "Out of Sight".

    I don't read that much contemporary fiction, nor do I have a deep background in crime fiction as a genre, so you'll have to make do with the remarks of a relatively ill informed reader.

    I can see why Leonard is a both popular and respected writer. He knows how to structure a gripping narrative, and his dialogue rings true.

    On a more critical note, I can imagine these two novels providing future students of US culture with material for a study of the anxieties and aspirations of middle class white men in an America seemingly riven with disorder.

    In "Riding the Rap", Leonard's background as a writer of westerns comes across; the US marshal protagonist brings order to a lawless frontier by acting on his own initiative rather than a mere agent of a federal bureaucracy. Here though, the frontier is no longer in the west, but in Florida, and the threatening nonwhite others are no longer American Indians but a Puerto Rican hitman and a Black Bahamian immigrant who, as part of his assimilation to Black America, adopted an Islamic name.

    Leonard's depiction of racial attitudes intersects with his representation of socioeconomic class distinctions. The two nonwhite criminals act for a while as henchmen to a drink and drug addled wealthy white playboy, whose kidnapping plan drives the plot forward. His exploitation of his senile mother's wealth and the revelation of her ugly racist attitudes point to the class and status tensions that exist between a decadent white upper class and the Appalachian coalmining heritage of the US marshal protagonist.

    These racial and white populist themes recur in "Out of Sight", where middle aged, middle class, white bank robbers are contrasted with African American home invaders, the latter being characterized by their cruelty, treachery, idleness, lust, and greed.

    In both novels the middle aged male protagonist beds a much younger female character; some readers might find these glimpses of the fantasy life of ageing men unintentionally ludicrous.

    I think I'll reserve final judgment on Leonard until I've read another of his books. "Swag" is supposed to be good, but neither my local second bookstore nor my libraries have it available at the moment, and I don't want to pay full price for it.

    #Books #ElmoreLeonard #USLiterature #CrimeFiction #RidingTheRap #OutOfSight #Race #Racism #Populism #USCulture

  25. I recently read a couple of Elmore Leonard crime novels -- "Riding the Rap" and "Out of Sight".

    I don't read that much contemporary fiction, nor do I have a deep background in crime fiction as a genre, so you'll have to make do with the remarks of a relatively ill informed reader.

    I can see why Leonard is a both popular and respected writer. He knows how to structure a gripping narrative, and his dialogue rings true.

    On a more critical note, I can imagine these two novels providing future students of US culture with material for a study of the anxieties and aspirations of middle class white men in an America seemingly riven with disorder.

    In "Riding the Rap", Leonard's background as a writer of westerns comes across; the US marshal protagonist brings order to a lawless frontier by acting on his own initiative rather than a mere agent of a federal bureaucracy. Here though, the frontier is no longer in the west, but in Florida, and the threatening nonwhite others are no longer American Indians but a Puerto Rican hitman and a Black Bahamian immigrant who, as part of his assimilation to Black America, adopted an Islamic name.

    Leonard's depiction of racial attitudes intersects with his representation of socioeconomic class distinctions. The two nonwhite criminals act for a while as henchmen to a drink and drug addled wealthy white playboy, whose kidnapping plan drives the plot forward. His exploitation of his senile mother's wealth and the revelation of her ugly racist attitudes point to the class and status tensions that exist between a decadent white upper class and the Appalachian coalmining heritage of the US marshal protagonist.

    These racial and white populist themes recur in "Out of Sight", where middle aged, middle class, white bank robbers are contrasted with African American home invaders, the latter being characterized by their cruelty, treachery, idleness, lust, and greed.

    In both novels the middle aged male protagonist beds a much younger female character; some readers might find these glimpses of the fantasy life of ageing men unintentionally ludicrous.

    I think I'll reserve final judgment on Leonard until I've read another of his books. "Swag" is supposed to be good, but neither my local second bookstore nor my libraries have it available at the moment, and I don't want to pay full price for it.

    #Books #ElmoreLeonard #USLiterature #CrimeFiction #RidingTheRap #OutOfSight #Race #Racism #Populism #USCulture

  26. A quotation from Elmore Leonard

    If work was a good thing the rich would have it all and not let you do it.

    Elmore Leonard (1925-2013) American novelist and screenwriter
    Split Images, ch. 1 (1961)

    More info about this quote: wist.info/leonard-elmore/79287…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #elmoreleonard #avarice #greed #labor #plutocracy #wealth #work

  27. A quotation from Elmore Leonard

    If work was a good thing the rich would have it all and not let you do it.

    Elmore Leonard (1925-2013) American novelist and screenwriter
    Split Images, ch. 1 (1961)

    More info about this quote: wist.info/leonard-elmore/79287…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #elmoreleonard #avarice #greed #labor #plutocracy #wealth #work

  28. A quotation from Elmore Leonard

    If work was a good thing the rich would have it all and not let you do it.

    Elmore Leonard (1925-2013) American novelist and screenwriter
    Split Images, ch. 1 (1961)

    More info about this quote: wist.info/leonard-elmore/79287…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #elmoreleonard #avarice #greed #labor #plutocracy #wealth #work

  29. A quotation from Elmore Leonard

    If work was a good thing the rich would have it all and not let you do it.

    Elmore Leonard (1925-2013) American novelist and screenwriter
    Split Images, ch. 1 (1961)

    More info about this quote: wist.info/leonard-elmore/79287…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #elmoreleonard #avarice #greed #labor #plutocracy #wealth #work

  30. "If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it."

    One of my favourite authors is Elmore Leonard.

    Here is, in condensed form, Elmore Leonard's rules for writers:

    theguardian.com/books/2010/feb

    #books #authors #elmoreleonard #writing

  31. "If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it."

    One of my favourite authors is Elmore Leonard.

    Here is, in condensed form, Elmore Leonard's rules for writers:

    theguardian.com/books/2010/feb

    #books #authors #elmoreleonard #writing

  32. "If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it."

    One of my favourite authors is Elmore Leonard.

    Here is, in condensed form, Elmore Leonard's rules for writers:

    theguardian.com/books/2010/feb

    #books #authors #elmoreleonard #writing

  33. "If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it."

    One of my favourite authors is Elmore Leonard.

    Here is, in condensed form, Elmore Leonard's rules for writers:

    theguardian.com/books/2010/feb

    #books #authors #elmoreleonard #writing

  34. "If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it."

    One of my favourite authors is Elmore Leonard.

    Here is, in condensed form, Elmore Leonard's rules for writers:

    theguardian.com/books/2010/feb

    #books #authors #elmoreleonard #writing

  35. I enjoy the works of Elmore Leonard. They are clever and have a sharp edge of dry humour. Reading his books is a masterclass on dialogue. I'm currently listening to an audiobook of Get Shorty. #writingCommunity #dialogue #ElmoreLeonard

  36. I enjoy the works of Elmore Leonard. They are clever and have a sharp edge of dry humour. Reading his books is a masterclass on dialogue. I'm currently listening to an audiobook of Get Shorty. #writingCommunity #dialogue #ElmoreLeonard

  37. I enjoy the works of Elmore Leonard. They are clever and have a sharp edge of dry humour. Reading his books is a masterclass on dialogue. I'm currently listening to an audiobook of Get Shorty. #writingCommunity #dialogue #ElmoreLeonard

  38. I enjoy the works of Elmore Leonard. They are clever and have a sharp edge of dry humour. Reading his books is a masterclass on dialogue. I'm currently listening to an audiobook of Get Shorty. #writingCommunity #dialogue #ElmoreLeonard

  39. I enjoy the works of Elmore Leonard. They are clever and have a sharp edge of dry humour. Reading his books is a masterclass on dialogue. I'm currently listening to an audiobook of Get Shorty. #writingCommunity #dialogue #ElmoreLeonard

  40. If work was a good thing the rich would have it all and not let you do it.
    -- Elmore Leonard

    ⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #ElmoreLeonard #Work

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