There’s a useful post over on lifehack.org on how to write. The author gives some good tips, so go check it out.
Here’s a couple of my thoughts on the subject of writing.
Good writing and good editing are really the same thing. The discussion of one automatically includes the other.

The editing tip that has helped me [...]

Do you want people to like talking to you? Here’s something to think about.
Earl Nightingale passed along the following story:
The Late Bennett Cerf told of a college professor, much admired in his field, who would often invite his more promising students to his home for informal get-togethers. On one occasion, an eager sophomore asked, “Professor, [...]

Do you know someone you would like to change and regulate and improve? Good! That is fine. I am all in favor of it. But why not begin on yourself?
-Dale Carnegie

The best place to look for change is within. It’s the only place where we can have total influence. And all of us have plenty [...]