How Can I be a good writer?

Malaysia
May 14, 2009 11:08am CST
I have a unique thrill for writing, though I haven't read literature a lot and I haven't studied something to learn about the skills of good writing but I still think that I have a potential writer inside me and I can polish it if I get a proper guidance and motivation from somewhere. I can't express that excitement when I saw my first write-up published in a newspaper. I wanna be a writer I know that it would be a very tough challenge to take on because writing needs a strong sens of imaginations and farsightedness. If anybody has a writing experince like for blogs, websites or newspapers and magazines I would love to listen from them because they can guide me that how can i fullfill this dream of mine to be a good writer.....
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• United States
15 May 09
The previous person to respond is right, blogging is a good way to build up your writing skills. It helps especially to get you writing daily. It is important too to know what you are doing if you want to be a published writer, but I can tell you are sincere because I truly understand that excitement you felt when you saw your first write-up. The first time I got published ever was when I was 10 years old (way too long ago to remember anything else about that age now but I still recall every moment about the writing event) The local newspaper published a short piece of mine way back then. I will never forget that moment. Are you in a place where you can get Writer's Digest magazine? It's a little expensive to subscribe to sometimes, depending on your economic situation, but a lot of times libraries will carry this magazine and you can read it there for free. The Writer is a good magazine as well, but I prefer Writer's Market myself. However, both of these magazines come out monthly and are chock-full of advice on how to write. Once I became serious about writing I read and studied every how-to-write book I could find, and I tried to put the tips into practice in my writing. I also took any English classes (for grammar, etc.) or any type of writing classes I could afford. Frankly, some of the writing classes weren't great but a lot of them were good. That helped me a great deal. Do whatever you can to learn to be a better writer. Think of it as a craft that needs to be learned. Read or find out whatever you can about how to be a better writer every day as you go. The main thing, though, is to not give up easily. Just keep writing. Writing can be hard sometimes, but, as you know, it can also be a joyful and uplifting experience. And the excitement of seeing your words in print is, I think, worth it all. Good luck to you.
• United States
16 May 09
Thanks for the best response vote. Good luck to you.
• Philippines
21 Jun 09
If you want the world to read your writings, try to blog in wordpress. I also believe that I have a skill in writing, I use wordpress for the world to read my stories. I wrote about inspirational stories, love stories, fictional stories and others. To improve your skills, read books.