Ready To Get Better At Writing?

Follow these three easy steps

Andriika Clark-Lewis
Practice in Public

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Photo by Florian Klauer on Unsplash

1, 2, 3…

START writing.

The first step in getting better at anything is to start. This advice is true no matter the career or discipline. This is especially true when you want to become a writer.

In life, you won’t get better if you don’t actually start. For in this minimal effort comes the lessons — big or small that you take with you as you develop.

When you start something on the premise of getting better, you open yourself up to trial, error, and growth. Which in return can be gruesome at first, I must admit.

However, in the pain, the stretching, the movement begets life, lessons, and understanding. If you keep going, you will eventually find all that you seek.

The second step (which is sometimes overlooked) is to track your progress. Make sure you are documenting, tracking, and managing your writing. This takes time and patience.

Ask yourself simple questions first: What is working for me? How do I know? Look at the stats and see what it is that is moving you closer to your goal. Take your writing apart and see what you uncover.

For example, pretend your writing is a mystery and you have to uncover it with data, questioning…

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Andriika Clark-Lewis
Practice in Public

Teacher at heart, Lover of long walks, dogs, learning, music, art, pizza, nature, Personal development, and Spirituality.