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by cpsempek 3011 days ago
> Yes, anyone can write, but not everyone can write well.

Either she thinks people who write do not have the potential to write well, or, she meant to say "...but not everyone writes well." The former is a little presumptuous, the latter is, well, poor writing.

I actually do not even see the point in projecting her experiences with writing onto others. She could have gotten the same point across without the awkward introduction. It could have been framed a little more personably, e.g., "I notice that my bad writing all stems from an unstructured process. Here is the process which has helped me to write well more consistently..."