You don't need to be a purist or classically trained in punctuation or grammar. In fact - sometimes purposefully sitting outside the norm can be a really enthralling thing for your reader (see e e cummings as a classic example of this).I am not that great at either myself.
Spend some time reading about punctuation.
Try to make some improvements to your grammar just for the fun of it.
And ...
Read one of those "Write the right word at the right time" kind of articles or books. Any little speck of information you pick up will strengthen your writing.
It's a little like the old "learn a new word a day" trick. Writing well is about grammar and punctuation - try reading a piece which does neither well - you will agree!
(c) Pamela Weatherill 2008
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