His 7th point I’ve always thought his best. As I recall, he wrote with his sister in mind as reader.

Great advice in Vonnegut’s Rules! I just read, a couple of weeks ago, his “Bogombo Snuff Box”, which contains those rules. I agree with Joe, writing with an audience of 1 in mind creates a much stronger story than writing for the masses, {hint} {hint} big….studios..*cough*

“. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.”

Good rule for blogging (and Facebook posts) , too. I’ll have to remember that one.

vonnegut is a great writer. these rules are awful, which is why he suggests that good writers dismiss them all successfully.