1. Just as with code: read and write a lot. 2. Have models to emulate. 3. Learn the rules. 4. Clearly structure your sentences, paragraphs, and larger semant

1. Just as with code: read and write a lot. 2. Have models to emulate. 3. Learn the rules. 4. Clearly structure your sentences, paragraphs, and larger semantic units (essay, short story, etc.). 5. Edit extensively. 6. Be kind to your reader: concise and clear will always be better than wordy and vague. 7. Vary your word use, sentence length, phrase structure, and in general, rhythm. A mumbling monotone is difficult to comprehend. Read your drafts out loud just to make sure you have FLOW. 8. Don't be a pompous ass. I am very smart, is not a great way to start. Avoid being cute, pretentious, precious, ponderous, and otherwise fake. Develop your voice, which is how you sound to other people. 9. Ermm... formatting is an art of its own.