In the Sunday New York Times Book Review section, novelist Colson Whitehead took the opportunity to poke fun at some tried and true rules of the writers’ craft, some of which I have recommended myself.  Among them are:

• Show and tell
• Write what you know
• Less is More, aka “Kill Your Darlings”
• What isn’t said is as important as what is said
• Revise, revise, revise

 See what fun Mr. Colson has with these “Best Practices,” and you will too.