Let’s start.

Number 1: Where can I write?

I write in a place where I don’t do anything. Just write. Why? Because the brain will remember “Sitting in that chair means writing time” (Like what it does with the bed “The bed means sleep”).

Number 2: Dialogues

Dialogues are a big thing when writing. If you want to make the most realistic dialogues you can just watch many good movies or just seat at a coffee shop and listen the people speaking.

Number 3: Write every day

Just do what the title says. Just write. Maybe write two pages, but you wrote. I’m taking this from James Dashner, one of his books — The Maze Runner — It has chapters that are two pages long.

Number 4: Read. A lot.

What I do is read a chapter from a book or two. You need also to read from different authors and genres.

Number 5: Write then Edit

Try not to edit while you're creating your first draft. Creating and editing are two separate processes using different sides of the brain, and if you try doing both at once you'll lose. Make a deal with your internal editor that it will get the chance to rip your piece to shreds; it will just need to wait some time.

Number 6: Editing

After editing the work on screen or in print, I like to read the text aloud. Awkward sentences and errors that slipped through earlier edits show up readily when reading out loud.

Number 7: Dialogues Part 2

Instead of adding tags (he said/she said) to every bit of dialogue, learn to identify the speaker by showing him/her in action. Example: “Pass that sweet-smelling turkey this way.” With knife in one hand and fork in the other, Sam looked eager to pounce.

Number 8: Say what is Needed

Avoid wordiness. Professor Strunk put it well: “a sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts.”

Number 9: Punctuation

Pay attention to punctuation, especially to the correct use of commas and periods. These two punctuation marks regulate the flow of your thoughts, and they can make your text confusing even if the words are clear.

Number 10: Descriptions

If you're writing in POV, please, don't describe a character while of him looking in the mirror “I saw my pale face, my dark hair and the beauty mark on my right cheek…”

Try just saying the important things about a character, we all know Caroline has black hair, beautiful curves and a sexy smile, what we don’t know is that she maybe has a scar on her left ear.