The Rules of Good Writing  


	The Rules

	#1
	The most important fact to accept when deciding to be a writer is that 
	writing is work. Serious writers do not grab a minute here and there to 
	put their masterpiece together, they dedicate themselves to the task 
	and make a full and constant commitment. Above all else, their writing 
	will take precedence over everything. Forget mowing the lawn, doing 
	the dishes, cooking a meal when an idea starts to form. Drop everything 
	and pick up the pen.

	#2
	Write something everyday. Set yourself a time to do it and stick to it. Even 
	if you do nothing more than sit and doodle on the page, it is a time you must
	allow yourself. Make it a habit to sit there at that time, regardless. Productivity 
	will come.

	#3
	If an idea forms in the middle of the night, don't lay their forcing yourself to 
	remember it, and certainly do not turn over and go back to sleep. Get up 
	and write it down. Keep a pen and notepad beside your bed for this purpose.

	#4
	Unfortunately, writers are usually notoriously bad sleepers so be prepared 
	to work well into the midnight hours, particularly if that is when the ideas come 
	best or that is the quietest time to work. It may also be the only time your family 
	does not call on you to perform your seemingly endless duties.

		(Numbers 1 to 4 of 40 rules of good writing)




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