Should you be a level 100 grammarian before attempting to write prose?

I've been writing on and off for several years, have attended a creative writing course, and generally tried to improve as much as possible.

I wish I'd internalised the idea that I need to read _a lot_ and write _a lot_ and that's the long and short of it.

Everyone has advice. But reading and writing are the cornerstone.

Most people simply won't accept it's that easy and that hard.

Read the classics. Analyse and study them. Apply the newfound techniques to your own writing.

Garner an appreciation for the cannon.

[Yes, have a firm grasp of grammar; it's the toolset which allows you to express yourself to the fullest.]

>>9652839
You don't attempt to write prose. You either write and it's not good enough to be prose or you write prose.

It helps, but its not like you're not going to edit either.