I'm torn between writing competent, normal prose and trying

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>>7827121
pick originality over safety every time

it's hard to advise someone on how to improve their prose without reading it first

Keep reading, keep writing. It'll evolve.

when it comes to any art you have to master old forms before creating new ones

>>7827121
Try to be unique, keep reading and practice a lot, which means also re-read your own work to evaluate it. If your new style is bogus or needs tweaking that's the best way to notice and improve.

Both, you plebian dillettante

>>7827121
I think it's a false dichotomy. You can both write clearly and have a distinct idiom. Always remember, though that prose should be like a clean window most of the time: it should clearly reveal the objects and light behind it without foregrounding the medium like some pretentious fuck.