======================================== Rules for Writers -------------------- 1. Verbs HAS to agree with their subjects. 2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with. 3. And don't start a sentence with a conjunction. 4. It is wrong to ever split an infinitive. 5. Avoid clich?s like the plague. (They're old hat.) 6. Be more or less specific. 8. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are (usually) unnecessary. 9. Also too, never, ever use repetitive redundancies. 10. No sentence fragments. 11. Don't use no double negatives. 12. Proofread carefully to see if you any words out. ======================================== Stress Management Visualization -------------------- Picture yourself near a steam. Birds are chirping softly in the crisp, cool mountain air. Nothing can bother you here. No one knows this secret place. You are in total seclusion from that place called "The World." The soothing sound of a gentle waterfalls fills the air with a cascade of serenity. The water is clear. You can easily make out the face of the person whose head you're holding under the water . . . There now, feeling better? ========================================