Very appropriate, helpful and dynamic tips for writing narrative, @honeydue. Certainly, there are no rules for literary creation in narrative (except in poetry, which is my field); however, and your post is an example, there are basic orientations, some collected in famous texts such as Philosophy of the composition of Poe, in Quiroga's "Decalogue of the Good Storyteller," or in Walk through the story of Cortázar (to quote three great ones). I would stress the need to specify a central theme and conflict; to seek effect; to revise what is being written and to clean up or adjust writing; not to rush into publication.
Thank you for your contributions, @honeydue, and @adsactly for allowing me to know them. Greetings.