1. Pronouns should follow the Nouns to which they refer, without the intervention of any other Noun.
Avoid, “John Smith, the son of Thomas Smith, who gave me this book,” unless Thomas Smith is the antecedent of “who”. Avoid also “John supplied Thomas with money: he (John) was very well off.”
When, however, one of two preceding [...]
1. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.
2. Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
3. Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.
4. Every sentence must do one [...]
Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it. - Winston Churchill
Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wing, and only character endures. - Horace Greeley
Everyone has three characters: that which one shows, that which one has, and that which one thinks he has. - Alphonse Karr
All receive advice. Only the wise [...]
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