You write gold. Except
you suck.
You will usually
describe objects (nouns) by their three most important features.
(More of a context thing.)
Passive sentences are
killed by a watchful eye (or eyes) and practice.
Being redundant is
redundant. Don't be redundant.
Readers will hate a
meaningless story more than a story full of crappy writing.
Readers don't like to
read crappy writing, unless glittering vampires are involved; and
thus the pages glitter in their own respect.
You write gold. Except
you suck.
The mark of a great
writer is one who learns the rules (guidelines), and breaks them in
such a way that the reader benefits from it (and possibly doesn't
realize the breakage).