Is there a way to increase your chance of getting good or excellent conditions?

[Angelhearth]

At level 63 you learn a trait to increase "Good" chances but other than that, no not really.
Just wait until you hit expert crafts where you want "Pliant" all the time @_@

A follow up. I just made an item on my blacksmith (Titanium Lump Hammer) which was probably at the limit of her abilities. Does luck (condition) in any way get affected by the difficulty in making the item? She failed so much at getting good or excellent conditions I almost threw the PC out the window. We're talking 3 to 4 consecutive rounds of innovation without good/excellent. I got it on (HQ) the 4th try, by a hairs width. Normally I don't have much problems making HQ items, on any crafters, so this was kind of frustrating.