If you want to be a good writer, you have to be an excellent reader

@Meramar That is true although writing is not an easy task specially if you are not used to it. Are you already publishing your own write-ups?

Those are excellent writers. Initially, they also had to learn writing, as now we have to. Writing is a great activity. I like writing a lot. Everyone has got a special story to tell.

@annierose Until now, I published the first one, the second one is already finished but still resting on my desk waiting to be published. At the moment, I am working on the third one. If you want to write, don't wait for the right moment, as it never comes. Just make a project and start working on it.

But, reading the authors we like, we learn unconsciously, that's why we never should stop reading.

@Meramar Very true

Ted Dekker, I have never heard this author, but will make a research... thanks

That's a good question about Shakespeare and Milton. I suppose, we never will now....

Sounds interesting, he surely is a good writer....

@Meramar He is my favorite novel writter. His novels are not of big volume but very very interesting and good. I read more than 100 of his novels and there are still more and more that I don't get to read.

That's right, it's the fast and interesting way to travel abroad with your mind.

In her case, poverty forces her to write, as you well said, and she had luck, because the had a nice story to tell and she knew how to write it. Otherwise, there are many other persons outside who also need to improve their economical position and love to write, but they don't have the same luck. The reasons may be very different: it might be, because they don't have an interesting story to write, or they might not know how to write it, or maybe they don't know how to afford the publicity.... anyway, if you don't try it, you never will know if to be a writer might be the right job for you.