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	1. Begin sentences with subjects and verbs
	2. Order words for emphasis
	3. Activate your verbs
	4. Be passive aggressive
	5. Watch those adverbs
	6. Take it easy on the -ings
	7. Fear not the long sentence
	8. Establish a pattern, then give it a twist
	9. Punctuating with power and purpose
	10. Cut big, then small
	11. Prefer the simple over the technical
	12. Give key words their space
	13. Play with words, even in serious stories
	14. Get the name of the dog
	15. Pay attention to names
	16. Seek original images
	17. Riff on the creative language of others
	18. Set the pace with sentence length
	19. Vary the lengths of paragraphs
	20. Choose the number of elements with a purpose in mind
	21. Know when to back off and when to show off
	22. Climb up and down the ladder of abstraction
	23. Tune your voice
	24. Work from a plan
	25. Learn the difference between report
	26. Use dialogue as a form of action
	27. Reveal traits of character
	28. Put odd and interesting things next
	29. Plant important clues early
	30. To propel readers, make them wait
	32. Place gold coins along the path

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