[m52go]

I see this perspective posted a lot, and while I think it's generally true, it's a bit vague.

What do we mean by writing better? If we're referring to an improved ability to articulate thoughts and produce more text, then sure, writing more will help with that. Maybe quality will improve marginally over time.

But if we're talking about actually producing writing of a higher quality, I'm afraid simply writing more can only help so much. Improving the quality of the craft requires readers to provide feedback on the writing itself and/or writers to actively learn how to actually write better. The former is rare, and I'm not sure many writers actively take part in the latter.

[detritus]

Perhaps it's more about creating at whatever cost and then having a chance to review and appreciate what works and what doesn't, then learn from that and adapt?

If you don't try, you can't know.

[iainctduncan]

Looks like you beat me to my exact points. +100! :-)