Good communication takes the effort of at least two parties: one "talking" (or writing) and one "listening" (or reading in good faith). Good writing is honed by

Good communication takes the effort of at least two parties: one "talking" (or writing) and one "listening" (or reading in good faith). Good writing is honed by finding some means to get your writing read and get some kind of feedback on how effectively it is conveying your message. You can't develop as a writer without that feedback. In school, you get it from your teachers, but I was surprised to learn that what I learned about writing in school really was just scratching the surface. I have learned a lot more from talking with people online in forums like HN, blogging and doing paid freelance writing. I am still struggling to get real traction with my blogs. Although there is a long history of my comments in forums getting ridiculous overreactions from people, it has been surprisingly hard to translate that into meaningful engagement with my blog writing. Writing is about communicating. Good grammar and all that matter, but it matters more that you have something you need to convey for some reason. Writing is merely the means to convey it. And that is wherein the work lies.