[zcw100]

It's interesting that your solution to the problem was spending your time writing an app rather than working on your writing skills. That may be some of your problem right there. You don't actually value it. You've no doubt improved your coding skills with no improvement in your writing skills.

It might help to look at it in reverse to see the problem with your approach. Imagine someone with a degree in journalism saying, "I need to improve my coding skills" and going out and writing a blog post about coding instead of doing any actual coding.

[rgaino]

This. Read fiction, read good writers, write articles, read what you write, edit before submitting. Don't code an app.