I’m sorry Tiffany but I really don’t know about this article. There are a couple of good tips, widely found elsewhere — use straightforward words, have a good title, stop using “in order to” — but some of the other comments are not necessarily thought through, apparently. (1) Avoid using “-ing” — seriously? Doesn’t anyone else see the different feel and psychological present-tense something-is-about-to-happen impact of “I was listening to music as I walked outside”, compared to “I listened to music…”? (2) Avoid “there is/there are” — surely it depends on what is being said and why? “There are a lot of ducks waddling in the park” is far preferable, for dialogue, to “A lot of ducks waddled…” Or how about introducing an article with “There are many objections to xxx, for example:” I don’t see how that would be improved by being replaced with something like “A list of possible objections to xxx is…” just because “there are” should be avoided; (3) Never use “in my opinion”. Never? Really? “In my opinion, Donald Trump is an unsuitable candidate for the presidency of a modern civilized society” is a reasonable sentence. “Donald Trump is an unsuitable candidate…” etc is not — it’s an assertion which does not allow for the idea that there are individuals with their own reasons and interpretations who do NOT agree with the opinion that he is an unsuitable potential leader. Surely the use of “in my opinion” softens the blow and allows for alternative viewpoints, rather than shoving my own opinion down their throats as if there were no argument against it. (And it is my own opinion, incidentally!)