- Thou shalt write!
- Thou shalt read (and read widely)
- Thou shalt secure buttocks to a chair for at least an hour a day
- Thou must survive on caffeine and obstinacy
- Thou shalt not rely on adverbs
- Thou shalt show not tell
- Thou shalt expect the first draft to be a mess!
- Thou shalt not rely on cliches!
- Honour thy audience
- Thou shalt not commit the crime of verbiage (unless your an academic – then you just can’t help yourself)
(Bonus Extra: Thou shalt not worry about all of the rules because some rules were made to be broken!)