STYLE & FORMAT GUIDE FOR CREATORS
2026 EDITION

# The Creator's Style & Format guide

— BY AUNY · CREATOR EDUCATOR · 18 / 04 / 2026
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Principles of style
38
Do's & Don'ts
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Block, zero templates

## What's inside.

FOR THE FIRST DRAFT
CHAPTER 02 · TONE
3 — RULES, 1 — EXERCISE

## Write like you talk —
only sharper.

Your voice already exists. The work is to remove the parts that aren't you, then put what's left in the order people remember. Three small rules and one Sunday-morning exercise.

Strong writing has the cadence of speech and the precision of editing. Most beginners pick one and stop. Read your draft aloud. The sentences that catch in your throat are the ones to cut.

01 Pick the rule. One idea per paragraph. If two appear, split the paragraph.
02 Drop the filler. "I think", "kind of", "in my opinion" — they soften, then they erase.
03 End with a verb. The last beat lands harder when it asks for an action, not an adjective.
04 Read aloud once. Always. The microphone is the editor.
" Specificity is the unlock — write what only you saw. — AUNY · CHAPTER 02
EXERCISE Rewrite your last three captions without the words just, really, or very. Keep what survives.