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These fifty writing tools from Poynter Online are aimed at journalists. Still worth a scan.

1. Branch to the Right
2. Use Strong Verbs
3. Beware of Adverbs
4. Period As a Stop Sign
5. Observe Word Territory
6. Play with Words
7. Dig for the Concrete and Specific
8. Seek Original Images
9. Prefer Simple to Technical
10. Recognize Your Story’s Roots
11. Back Off or Show Off
12. Control the Pace
13. Show and Tell
14. Interesting Names
15. Reveal Character Traits
16. Odd and Interesting Things
17. The Number of Elements
18. Internal Cliffhangers
19. Tune Your Voice
20. Narrative Opportunities
21. Quotes and Dialogue
22. Get Ready
23. Place Gold Coins Along the Path
24. Name the Big Parts
25. Repeat
26. Fear Not the Long Sentence
27. Riffing for Originality
28. Writing Cinematically
29. Report for Scenes
30. Write Endings to Lock the Box
31. Parallel Lines
32. Let It Flow
33. Rehearsal
34. Cut Big, Then Small
35. Use Punctuation
36. Write A Mission Statement for Your Story
37. Long Projects
38. Polish Your Jewels
39. The Voice of Verbs
40. The Broken Line
41. X-Ray Reading
42. Paragraphs
43. Self-criticism
44. Save String
45. Foreshadow
46. Storytellers, Start Your Engines
47. Collaboration
48. Create An Editing Support Group
49. Learn from Criticism
50. The Writing Process