stars still wonder

The Guardian (UK) recently published lists of ten (or more, or less) rules for writing from several established authors. If you're interested, the rules are [over here]. I haven't read them all yet, but so far I have particularly liked Margaret Atwood, Helen Dunmore, Neil Gaiman, and A.L. Kennedy. (Also Philip Pullman, ha!)

I dislike "rules" for writing in general, but I do sometimes find them to be inspirational (when they are not the very strict DOs and DON'Ts that fail to take individuality into account) and I do find it interesting to see what other people's rules are.