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I think the best way is to just write a ton and get that writing in front of people. Find your voice with practice and get feedback as you build your audience.

I'm not sure there's any other way to improve. Improve how? At what cost? Is someone else's idea of improvement going to strip your personality?

Also read a lot and take note of writers who have to style that resonates with you. Some of my favorite writers don't even bother to be easily understood. They just write in their own style. Some love it, others complain.

As a last step, editing is probably important. You write with your head full of ideas to create the first runs. Then edit with a different head. That way you aren't slowing yourself down trying to get things perfect while writing, and not trying as much to be creative while fixing up the mess. Even here, you're not shooting for perfection. Just arrange the mess so that it's coherent. Sometimes my first runs are so bad I can't even remember what I was writing about.

NOTE: I'm not a writer. ;)






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