Marc asked me about some rules for writing.
My main focus is that a story should have three things, a beginning, a middle, and an end. It should start with a premise, contain justification, and then resolve. It is unnecessary that the resolutions be the expected conclusion.

But after that, I found this article. It is also useful to think about this article. This is just a very small start. Go to the article and there are 10 rules that may be helpful.

Easy on the Adverbs, Exclamation Points and Especially Hooptedoodle
Elmore's Rules of Writing
By ELMORE LEONARD ( Series ) 1170 words

These are rules I've picked up along the way to help me remain invisible when I'm writing a book, to help me show rather than tell what's taking place in the story. If you have a facility for language and imagery and the sound of your voice pleases you, invisibility is not what you are after, and you can skip the rules. Still, you might look them over.

1. Never open a book with weather.
If it's only to create atmosphere, and not a character's reaction to the weather, you don't want to go on too long. The reader is apt to leaf ahead looking for people. There are exceptions. If you happen to be Barry Lopez, who has more ways to describe ice and snow than an Eskimo, you can do all the weather reporting you want.

2. Avoid prologues.
They can be annoying, especially a prologue following an introduction that comes after a foreword. But these are ordinarily found in nonfiction. A prologue in a novel is backstory, and you can drop it in anywhere you want.