I wish I could take credit for this particular list, but alas, I cannot. One of my Professors in college had this printed out and posted on his door. I got a kick out of it. I thought you might, too. So, without further adieu...here is...

How To Write Good:

1. Avoid run on sentences they are hard to read.
2. No sentence fragments
3. It behooves us to avoid archaisms.
4. Also, avoid awkward or affected alliteration.
5. Don't use no double negatives.
6. If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times: resist hyperbole.
7. Avoid commas, that are not necessary.
8. Verbs has to agree with their subjects.
9. Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky.
10. Write carefully, dangling participles should not be used.
11. Kill all exclamation points!!!!!!
12. Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.
13. Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.
14. Take the bull by the hand and don't mix metaphors.
15. Don't verb nouns.
16. Never, ever use repetitive redundancies.
17. Who needs rhetorical questions?
18. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are unnecessary.
19. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with.
20. Last but not least, avoid clichés like the plague.