Writing Rules

(Thought-Random)


the only          

12 ½   writing rules

                           you’ll ever need                

1.   If you write everyday,       you get better at

 writing every day.        2.   If it’s boring to you,

it’s boring to your reader.       3.   Get a writing

routine and stick with it.  4. Poetry does NOT

have to rhyme.       Poetry does  NOT   have to

rhyme.  5.  Resist stereotypes, in real life and

in your writing. 6. Writers read.  Writers read 

a lot.Writers read all the time  7.Make lists of

your   favorite words   and books    and places  

and things.8.There doesn’t always have to be

a moral to a story. 9. Always bring your note-

book.  Always bring a spare pen.    10.  Go for

walks,   dance,   pull weeds.       Do the dishes.

Write about it.     11.   Don’t settle on just one

style.    Try something new.         12.  Learn to

tell both sides of the story.     12 ½. .      Stop

looking at this poster.     Write something!

Thanks, Frank Cimatu