What is Writing Practice and How Can It Help New Writers?

What is writing practice? How can it help you become a better writer? And is there a right way and a wrong way to do it?

In 1986, the author, artist and writing teacher Natalie Goldberg introduced the concept of writing practice in her popular and accessible book Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within.

She says:

“One of the main aims in writing practice is to learn to trust your own mind and body; to grow patient and non-aggressive.”

Much like free writing, writing practice involv...