An Approach to Style

 

1.Place yourself in the background

2.Write in a way that comes naturally.

3.Work from a suitable design.

4.Write with nouns and verbs.

5.Revise and rewrite.

6.Do not overwrite

7.Do not overstate.

8.Avoid the use of qualifers.

9.Do not affect a breezy manner.

10.User orthodox spelling.

11.Do not explain too much.

12.Do not construct awkward adverbs.

13.Make sure the reader knows who is speaking.

14.Avoid fancy words.

15.Do not use dialect unless your ear is good.

16.Be clear.

17.Do not inject opinion.

18.User figures of speech sparingly.

19.Do not take shortcuts at the cost of clarity.

20.Avoid foreign languages.

21.Perfer the standard to the offbeat.