Close the door. Write with no one looking over your shoulder. Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer.
— Barbara Kingsolver
How Does This Sound?: Why Writing Style Matters, republished from Writing Matters;
The Power of "Be"
Preposition Overdose May Cause Wordiness
The Utilization of Nominalization Contributes to Wordiness
This Is Unacceptably Verbose
Passive Resistance