Following on from the article Ten Writing Errors That Makes Your Blog Less Good, I want to look at some more writing tips.

Writingclasses.com lists George Orwell’s 12 Writing Tips, some key points include:

• What am I trying to say?
• Could I put it more shortly?
• Have I said anything that is avoidably ugly?
• Never use a long word where a short one will do.
• If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out.

10 Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid has some great examples of common grammatical errors including:

• Using i.e or e.g correctly - The term i.e. means “that is”; e.g. means “for example.” And a comma follows both of them.

Words Words Words looks at The Top Ten Tips for Improving Your Writing, some of the highlights include:

• Before you can be a writer, you must be a reader.
• Know your audience.
• Simple is better.
• Don’t listen to your friends, listen to your critics.
• Write what you know.

Vandelay Design discusses 10 Keys to Effective Writing for the Web:

• Use headings and sub-headings.
• Use short paragraphs.
• Include links in the article.

Daily Writing Tips looks at 10 Rules for Writing Numbers and Numerals:

• Spell small numbers out.
• Don’t start a sentence with a numeral.