One thing that I want to implement in my writing is Rule #8 (73) in the "Approach to Style" chapter.
8. Avoid the use of qualifiers
Basically, the rule says to avoid words like "rather, very, little, pretty" because "these are the leeches that infect the pond of prose, sucking the blood of words."
This is something that I'm guilty of a lot - I always feel like I have to qualify, to specify, as if it will provide me with greater description. Instead, it's not only unnecessary, but it adds another word to my piece each time I do it. So I'm going to try to pay more attention to this.
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