Writers have many tools at their disposal, and I recommend using all of them to help improve your writing, especially if you’re a novice writer. The fact that you’re reading this blog is evidence that you’re looking for ways to improve your craft; I actually mark writers by those who are willing to learn in order to improve their craft, and those who believe that what they’re doing is “good enough” and they needn’t improve. Writers tend to be a bit masochistic, and we’re often a very self-depreciating lot. We always feel we can improve, and the best writers are those who are always seeking to improve.