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Do not put statements in the negative form. And don’t start sentences with a conjunction. If you reread your work, you will find on rereading that a great deal of repetition can be avoided by rereading and editing. Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do. Unqualified superlatives are the worst of all. De-accession euphemisms. If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is. Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky. Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.
William Safire, Great Rules of Writing (via wordpainting & conorh).
I will sheepishly admit it took me two reads to work out what was going on here.
I'm a musician, artist, nerd and web project manager from Dublin, Ireland. I created and run the webcomic Garfield Minus Garfield. It has been featured in publications such as The New Yorker, The New York Times, Rolling Stone Magazine and The Washington Post.
I also received a publishing deal and wrote Garfield Minus Garfield the book.
I also received a publishing deal and wrote Garfield Minus Garfield the book.
