Great Advice for Writers

Photo by Paulo Philippidis via Flickr“Do not put statements in the negative form. 
And don't start sentences with a conjunction. 
If you reread your work, you will find on rereading that a great deal of repetition can be avoided by rereading and editing. 
Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do. 
Unqualified superlatives are the worst of all. 
De-accession euphemisms. 
If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is. 
Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky. 
Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.” 
― William Safire