Ten Steps to Becoming a Better Writer
(Hint: It's More About Perspiration Than Inspiration)

1). Write.
2). Write more.
3). Write even more.
4). Write even more than that.
5). Write when you don’t want to.
6). Write when you do.
7). Write when you have something to say.
8). Write when you don’t.
9). Write every day.
10). Keep writing.
(this list comes courtesy of the Copyblogger blog, which makes a persuasive case that good copywriting and good blogging have much in common. "Good blogging and good copy share many of the same attributes — plain spoken words designed to focus on the needs of the reader by using stories, education and a clear demonstration of benefit and value. In an overly-crowded marketplace, copywriting allows you to catch people’s attention, and smart blogging allows you to capitalize on that attention by building trust, sales and profits."