There are loads of these lists out there and they are all largely making the same points. They are useful and I definitely think that people who are serious ab

There are loads of these lists out there and they are all largely making the same points. They are useful and I definitely think that people who are serious about writing prose should read them. But there are few (if any) stylistic rules that I would consider absolute. To me, these rules are useful to know so that, when you are about to break one, you can ask yourself "do I have a good reason for breaking this rule?". If not, redraft.