Writing Rules! Advice From The Times on Writing Well – The New York Times

https://archive.nytimes.com/learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/20/writing-rules-advice-from-the-new-york-times-on-writing-well/

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Writing Rules! Advice From The Times on Writing Well

  • Rule 1: Listen to the Voice Inside Your Head. …
  • Rule 2: Learn From the Masters. …
  • Rule 3: Read Like Writers. …
  • Rule 4: Review the Rules. …
  • Rule 5: Study Sentences. …
  • Rule 6: Write With Non-Zombie Nouns and Verbs. …
  • Rule 7: Punctuate That Thought. …
  • Rule 8: Nobody’s Perfect.

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20 Sept 2012