Rule#10
Write a draft. Then let it rest
- Stephen King
I agree that you should let it rest and while it is resting, give it to a friend or partner to review it for you. Also you need to think about the stuff that you would be adding, but make sure that you remember that there is a deadline.
Rule#9
Read a lot.
- Stephen King
Writers do need to read a lot in order to look at other structures of writing. Don't read too much in the meaning that you want to copy someone else's idea because good writing pieces are not copied or written in a trendy style way, but of what you know and have experienced.
Rule#8
Never use a long word when a short one will do.
- George Orwell
This is true because some people use large words and sometimes the reader doesn't know that vocabulary word. If there is a shorter word that means the same thing, use it. (ex. receive and get)
Rule#7
Never use the passive voice when you can use the active voice.
- George Orwell
Rule#6
Know and understand your audience.
- Pierre Berton
When we write, we need to understand what our audience likes and are passionate about. We also need to know what makes them mad and angry. To catch the audience attention, you need to make it interesting.
Rule#5
Recycle and read the good stuff before you write.
- Pierre Berton
Revise your work to know what you want and what you don't want in your final writing piece.
Rule#4
Honour the miraculousness of the ordinary.
- Andrew Morton
You do not need to look outside of the ordinary to find inspiration.
Rule#3
Good copy = draft - 10%
- Stephen King
Rule#2
Look at every word in a sentence and decide if they are really needed. If not, kill them. Be ruthless.
- Bob Cooper
Don't be afraid to kill the unneeded and unnecessary parts of the writing piece.
Rule#1
Remember: writing does not love you. It doesn't care. Nevertheless, it can behave with remarkable generosity. Speak well of it, encourage others, pass it on.
- Al Kennedy
In my opinion:
As a writer, I need to work well on Rule # 6 because since I am using a blog and publicizing my work to the world, I will be needing to know my audience and the people that are seeing this because I want to write about things that interest you by giving advice and showing my own writing pieces.
I also like Rule # 2 because stuff that is not important or necessary should be deleted since it would not add any meaning to what you are writing about. (ex. The girl had blue eyes with long eyelashes.) That is important because? Rule # 5 tells the writer to revise their work to see if you like what you wrote in that certain place or move it to another or just delete it. Also if you want to add anything you can do so since you were able to revise it. It is important that writers revise their work and that's something that I am trying to become better at as a writer.
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