All writing is ultimately a question of solving a problem.
Hard writing makes easy reading. Easy writing makes hard reading.
Fighting clutter is like fighting weeds-the writer is always slightly behind.
There are all kinds of writers and all kinds of methods, and any method that helps you to say what you want to say is the right method for you.
Keep your paragraphs short. Writing is visual - it catches the eye before it has a chance to catch the brain.
Be yourself and your readers will follow you anywhere. Try to commit an act of writing and they will jump overboard to get away.