It looks like a lot of rules, but a lot of it is common sense. I don't consciously think about almost any of this stuff as I'm actually writing satire. It has all become habitual and instinctive. In terms of difficulty, if you can drive a car, you can write satire.
A thing I didn't articulate, but probably should have, is the Three Stages I use to write anything:
1.) Ideation. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. To make a silk purse, you need silk. I don't bother to write a single word until a "gem of an idea" has crystallized in my mind. Once I have a gem, I instantly KNOW I can write an excellent poem, story or satirical piece. At this stage though, I don't have any idea how it will actually unfold. But experience tells me that if I have a gem, it's just a matter of time and effort before I end up with something of which I can be proud.
2.) Writing. This, perhaps surprisingly, is often the easiest (and most enjoyable) part of the process. You start fleshing out the gem of an idea. Be flexible. Often your first thought about 'how to articulate the gem' is not what you end up with. As you start writing, different ideas will emerge. Write for 10-15 minutes then get up and go for a 4-5 minute walk. While you walk, think. Ideas and phrases will pop into your head. Go back and write them down. Work them into the story. Repeat. It's good exercise. I think of it as 'zooming in' and 'zooming out' of the story. Engaging, disengaging, then re-engaging again.
3.) Editing. This is the soul-destroying drudgery that transforms 'good writing' into 'great writing.' Reading and re-reading. Editing for flow. Changing one word to another, then to another still. Does that sentence really add something or is it there because I like the way it sounds? Does one thought segue seamlessly into another? Over and over again. For me, I usually have to read-edit a piece 5-6 times. For poetry, double or triple that. By the end, I begin to hate what I've created. I just want it to end already. I start looking around for my daughter to see if I can make her take over. :-) She's been through this so many times that she'll flee the house: "Daddy, I have to go to the library." She's lying but I don't blame her. But it cannot be overstated ... it is this last step (so boring, tedious and mundane) that transforms something ordinary into something truly extraordinary.
Quill
That is a nice way of putting it. Comparing driving with satire writing is quite motivating. Thank you for these three stages. I have been trying to improve my writing and sometimes I get lazy trying to rush a post. These guide will be really helpful to get some direction. With more exercise and practice there might still be some hope for me with writing. I guess for now I will work on my stories following the three stages. Hopefully once there are improvements I will attempt to delve into satire. This is a great help and will start thinking about that gem before weekend starts.