How to write good

I found this eons ago, and kept it around long enough to post it here. Mucho gracias to the original poster!

  1. Avoid Alliteration. Always.
  2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with.
  3. Avoid cliches like the plague. They're old hat.
  4. Comparisons are as bad as cliches.
  5. Be more or less specific.
  6. Good writers should never generalize.
  7. Seven: Be consistent!
  8. Don't be redundant; don't use more words than necessary; it's highly superfluous.
  9. Who needs rhetorical questions?
  10. Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.