| "John" is one of the most prolific writers on the web. | | | | early days of writing, he persisted, returning fire, at |
| His many thousands of articles appear in 250,000 | | | | those that sniped at him--through more articles of |
| ezines and web publications, by my estimate. | | | | course! |
| From what I can surmise, he has had little formal | | | | (2) He wrote so often and so much that he couldn't |
| education, perhaps benefiting from only a high school | | | | help but improve. |
| level of English language training. | | | | (3) He also read widely, to populate his articles with |
| When I first read his pieces, his lack of schooling in | | | | contemporary ideas. I suspect by reading others, he |
| writing was obvious. Errors abounded, and his | | | | internalized the rules of expression, by osmosis. |
| contributions were shallow. | | | | There is an old joke among New Yorkers. A tourist |
| But then, over time, something rather incredible | | | | asks a local, "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?" |
| happened. | | | | "Practice!" is what the native bellows back. |
| He improved, dramatically. His articles were easier to | | | | John seems to have taken that advice literally, as a |
| read, and his thinking was deeper. He transformed | | | | writer. |
| himself into a capable journalist, over the course of | | | | If you want to improve, significantly, put The Law of |
| three years and thousands of creations. | | | | Large Numbers to use. Write more, and you will get |
| How did he do it? | | | | better at it. Out-produce anything you ever though |
| (1) Despite being criticized for flawed output during his | | | | possible, and you'll excel. |