By Benjamin Dreyer.
Dreyer knows the style and rules of English far better than I every will. Several times he admits that there are more exceptions in English, than there are rules. At the end of the day the only rule is "Does it look right, and is it clear, to someone who knows and loves the language?" Convention, Consensus, Clarity & Comprehension.
Somethings to remember...
Stop using very, rather, really, quite, in fact, just, pretty, of course and actually. Sentences can be shorter and more clear without them.
Read your prose aloud. It's one of the best ways to determine whether your prose is well-constructed.
If you can append "by zombies" to the end of a sentence, then you have written the sentence in the passive voice.
Use the series (Oxford comma.) It's more clear.
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