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Why Good Writing Comes From Bad Writing

New writers need to hear this truth to improve their writing.

Biliz Maharjan
New Writers Welcome
2 min readJan 7, 2025

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What’s the best way to improve your writing?

Most new writers have this question. They try to learn writing through videos, courses, books, coaches, etc.

It’s a good step to get better and produce exciting content.

However, wanting to write viral articles from day one should be your least priority if you are trying to improve.

Why?

Because it’s impossible, you will feel frustrated and will soon get burned out during the process.

What you should do instead of trying to perfect everything is make mistakes.

There’s nothing wrong with learning from courses, teachers, books, etc. However, the problem is that writing is an action-based activity. You can’t just learn it from a book. You must practice it repeatedly.

It’s similar to swimming. Can you learn to swim by reading a book? Sure, you might get the gist of it. However, to actually know how to do it, you must get into the water and move your arms and legs. You must repeatedly try different movements and techniques to improve your swimming skills.

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Biliz Maharjan
Biliz Maharjan

Written by Biliz Maharjan

I write about self-improvement, creativity, and writing. Join other creators and entrepreneurs for weekly notes: bilizmaharjan.com/subscribe

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