Tips can make someone a better writer but not necessarily a good writer. That's a larger package - a matter of character. Golfing is more than keeping the left arm straight. Every good golfer is a complex engine that runs on ability, ego, determination, discipline, patience, confidence, and other qualities that are self-taught. So it is with writers and all creative artists. If their values are solid their work is likely to be solid.

Rewriting is the essence of writing well - where the game is won or lost.

Even a poor translator couldn't kill a style that moves with such narrative clarity.

I almost always urge people to write in the first person. ... Writing is an act of ego and you might as well admit it.

Examine every word you put on paper. You'll find a surprising number that don't serve any purpose.

Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity, and humanity.

Clear thinking becomes clear writing; one can't exist without the other.