More writing tips

From the remarks in the Guardian, the ones I loved that don't crop up ad nauseum were:
Richard Ford - 'Marry [live with] somebody you love and who thinks you being a writer's a good idea.'
Michael Moorcock - 'Find an author you admire ... and copy their plots and characters in order to tell your own story, just as people learn to draw and paint by copying the masters.' [I wouldn't go as far as copying, but to sit and take apart a story or novel by your favourite author - sentence by sentence and word by word - and examine how they create is a remarkable exercise. Doing this with Alice Munro stories taught me so much about 'show not tell' and building in unobtrusive backstory.]
Andrew Motion - 'Think with your senses as well as your brain.'
Will Self - 'Always carry a notebook.' [I also liked his: 'Stop reading fiction ... (assuming, that is, you've read a great deal of fiction in the past; if you haven't you have no business whatsoever being a writer of fiction).' I don't completely agree, but I like his extreme stance.]
My favourite overall, was A. L. Kennedy's submission. She is an extremely intelligent, humane and ethical writer [and person], and was on the new [dumbed down?] BBC2 'Review Show' recently. Sadly, due largely to appalling chairing by Kirsty Wark, she struggled to be heard over the other shouty, run-of-the-mill, populist contributers.

My own guidelines (and 'No' I don't manage to stick to them) are:
1) WRITE! Apply bum to seat, preferably every day, and just write. Find a pattern, rhythm, schedule, whatever that works for you and stick to it - in fact defend it: defend your time and space (cf the Munro story 'The Office' about the woman who rents an office in order to get away from the demands of home) and write.
2) Cut, edit, read aloud (especially dialogue), put it in a drawer for three months, and then give it to a close friend or mentor to read. Repeat as necessary, especially cut and edit (especially adverbs, adjectives and cliches). NB If people keep saying that something does not work for them - they are probably right.
3) Try to stop work for the day at a point where things are going well, preferably where you know what you are going to do next; then you can continue your writing with enthusiasm the next day. NB I don't recommend this if your loved one is taking you away for a romantic trip. My friend Lou found herself (nearly) no longer engaged, as she spent the whole of a romantic weekend thinking about her story and just wanting to be back home and writing.
4) Have other outlets and activities: walk, meditate, listen to music, exercise, do yoga, swim, dance, have sex (I disagree with Colm Toibin). In fact, do anything to get the other bits of the brain working, as - once firing - they will probably solve any writing problems that you have.
5)Read widely, deeply and try to read outside your comfort zone. Read for form, structure and techniques as well as story.