After reading these tips I found that I unconciously do some of them. For example, reading my work out loud is very helpful because I catch common errors, I used to have the tendency to write how I speak and when I began to read a loud my work I found that I did would catch common errors. I found it very helpful to discuss not being reduntant in my writing. I learned to use the thearsus for syn. for the same meaning of a word, I found that this would really add elouquence to my writing. It would bring so much color to the language of my writing. I believe that Gar's tips are very helpful to my writing, along with others but this reading helped me remember some of the basics, which should never be forgotten.