To become a good writer implies immersion in the art of writing. Writing needs constant attention and repetition. Mature writing moves beyond structure to thinking in a nonlinear way, approaching issues from different angles, weighing multiple criteria. To that end, all writing is experimental.
Experimentation implies failure, but failure is instructive.
We do not improve our writing by avoiding failure, but by making use of it. There is always a possiblilty of improvement. The probability depends on commitment. Immersion in the art of writing exposes our souls to the critiques of others but expands our lives and the lives of those around us and the lives of those yet to visit our exhibitions of word splashes on our writing canvases. Georgia Southern Writing Project tech liason and Board of Directors member.