How to Write (in a thousand words or less)

Good ideas but a lot of them seem to be rooted in "Elements of Style" by Strunk.<p>Reading that short book has significantly improved the way I write.

I'd prefer the shorter version ~ <a href="http://www.paulgraham.com/writing44.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.paulgraham.com/writing44.html</a>