How do I git gud at writing prose?

Mostly by writing a lot of prose. And even then you're probably going to be shit.

>>9144002
Okay, better question: how do I recognize shit prose in my own writing and what about it makes it shit?

>>9144010

With practice you learn to weed out your bad habits and become a better editor. Also, read the masters of your chosen genre. Find out what it is about them that you like so much and analyse their work.

>>9143995
reading poetry and managing mediocre poetry will make you a great prose stylist.

>>9144039
>weed
you unintentionally hit on the correct answer.
smoke weed, op.

>>9144010
if you read it and think "wow this is fucking garbage."

Specifically:
Unintentional repetition is a serious bugaboo of mine, you need to vary your word choice without impacting your style.

>>9144096
I'm pretty sensitive to repetition but I have a habit of drawing out the environmental descriptions and making the actual events too abrupt, but when I try to think of ways to fix the lengths my brain just fucks it

>>9143995
By making sure your writing isn't too verbose or faggy.

>>9144052
this. aim to be a poet, and study meter, scansion and all that. the best prose stylists were all trained poets as well