I can clearly see which areas of my writing need improvement. Thank you for sharing this helpful advice!
Hannah Beth | Homepage | 07.12.06 - 12:32 pm | #

These lists are awesome! Thanks!
Kaitlin | Homepage | 07.12.06 - 1:38 pm | #

Thanks for posting these!
Lindsey | Homepage | 07.12.06 - 3:45 pm | #

Excellent! Really. Those are wonderful points to keep in mind. *looks at sentence* Ok, let me try harder this time -- like a rebelu... forget it. If the reader wants to know how I came to that conclusion they have to read up so they can say, "These are amazing points."
David Boskovic | Homepage | 07.12.06 - 5:52 pm | #

The past two days I have read chapters on composition in two major paralegal textbooks. Both set as a standard _The Elements of Style_ by Will Strunk & E.B. White, accessible at http://www.bartleby.com/141/.
Nathan Straub | Homepage | 07.12.06 - 9:04 pm | #

These are great, thank you guys! :D I especially appreciate points 3 through 5 by C. S. Lewis. I think I tend to fluff my writing a little more than is necessary, especially my creative writing. I have never realized how simply using a descriptive word to tell the reader how a scene ought to feel really does weaken the effect of my writing... I will bear these tips in mind in my future work!

~Heidi
Bentley | 07.12.06 - 9:11 pm | #

Thanks for the wonderful post! Those are tips that I will try to keep in mind...especially when I start panicking because I feel like I have nothing to write due to "writer's block". :P
Alyssa C. | Homepage | 07.14.06 - 6:10 am | #

Thanks for sharing this! I supppose I tend to get stuck in the descriptive word rut at times, instead of actually describing the scene. All good pointers! My favorite has to be "Don't write until you have something to say." :-)
Hannah L. | Homepage | 07.14.06 - 2:59 pm | #