Thread:Paul.rea/@comment-11533671-20140827170114/@comment-4091815-20140827172136

Lots of different kinds of writing.

The best screenwriting advice I ever got was "finish your scripts."

It can't shine/suck until it's finished and you can't fix it until it's finished.

Writing for the web I suggest you break up the text. Readers look at a solid block of text and just slink away to another site. Breaking it up into small paragraphs or even into single sentence paragraphs makes even the longest piece seem easier to digest.

Basic rule for all writing - tell the truth. If you don't know the truth - find out, research before you commit it to text.

Basic rule for all writing - make it easy to understand. You don't know who might end up reading your stuff. Don't over complicate.

Basic Rule for all writing - be concise. Don't waste your readers time showing off your 11th grade vocab list.

Get yourself an AP Stylebook and take a look at this other wikia site - it has some decent advice.

In the end though, writing is a lot like music. Once you have the basics down like a pro - you can break all the rules and play Jazz.