In chess, you are expected to play a lot versus marginally better opponents in order to get better yourself. If you only play against worse players, you don't l

In chess, you are expected to play a lot versus marginally better opponents in order to get better yourself. If you only play against worse players, you don't learn. If you play against masters or computers at full strength, you get demotivated. In literature this strength handicap doesnt matter, in fact you need to read a lot of great autors, and write a lot. I guess you must read more than write. But you also need feedback, so writing alone is not as effective to get better over time.