If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it. — Elmore Leonard. American novelist and screenwriter (1925–2013)
My most important piece of advice to all you would-be writers: when you write, try to leave out all the parts readers skip.
If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it. Or, if proper usage gets in the way, it may have to go. I can't allow what we learned in English composition to disrupt the sound and rhythm of the narrative.