Reddit reviews How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them--A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide

Great post. Your topic reminds me of the book 'How Not to Write a Novel.' https://www.amazon.com/Write-Novel-Them-Misstep-Misstep-ebook/dp/B00166YCBU

From its Amazon page: 'Many writing books offer sound advice on how to write well. This is not one of those books. On the contrary, this is a collection of terrible, awkward, and laughably unreadable excerpts that will teach you what to avoid—at all costs—if you ever want your novel published.'

I re-read How Not to Write a Novel whenever I get to a 2nd or 3rd revision pass for a book. It's a great list of common mistakes and cliches. Removing lazy/cliche writing from your first/second draft is a great way to make you feel like you're making immediate progress towards a final.

Here are a couple more recommendations for you:

• The Elements of Style is a really approachable explanation on grammar. Very little English-class jargon, tons of clear examples. I laughed quite a bit.
  
• How Not to Write a Novel, also very entertaining and covers every aspect of writing and storytelling in great detail.