CopyBlogger has a great post today called: Just Say No to These Three Enemies of Clear and Direct Writing. Although I find the title a bit unwieldy, perhaps violating his rules against both something called metadiscourse and pretentiousness, the points are well taken.
Another way to sum it up might be: Keep it simple! It’s amazing how often simple writing works well.
What’s your favorite writing rule?
Write well and often,

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According to Copyblogger, Ernest Hemingway was given four writing rules when he started as a cub reporter. They’re good rules and Copyblogger not only makes cogent comments about each, you get additional links as well.
Take a look.
Write well and often,

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Abundant Freelance Writing – a resource for freelance writers including 3x a week job postings.
Writing With Vision – for those who want to get a book written.