Do you have any suggestions to add to the list?

My suggestion is not to give up after a few rejections. Writers who give up so easily will never see their work in print!!!

Those are good suggestions especially trying to write every day I try to do that myself whether its just taking notes for class or writing my story. I think also a good suggestion is to plan things out and not just start writing without a plan. Also to keep going back over what you've written and fixing mistakes etc.

6) A writer should read daily-a book, magazine, or newspaper. 7) Stay current with books that are currently being published.

Get a support group of other budding writers. Take a course at a local community or four-year college.

With all due respect to whomever created that list, I suggest it has some validity. As a writer for most of my 63 years I suspect "Becoming" in a strict sense may not be totally accurate. Obviously the technical aspects are needed, but it's a passion, not a job, and can begin, as it did with me, at age 6. BUDDING: Hmmm. No matter the number of years one is involved or the accolades one has received for works, they still should be able to accept that "rejection" isn't meant as a personal attack. Everyday: That certainly is my habit and joy, but again, it isn't a job, nor do I fret if I miss a day, even after 57 years; and there haven't been many. Beyond being a passion, writing is also an exercise and a discipline one either falls into or pushes through. I do enjoy #4...smiles. I often find myself in a place or time when I don't have a tablet, or other means to express, and often on a drive find myself scrambling for a pen on the seat of the vehicle to jot notes on the back of my hand, or a napkin, or the phone bill envelope. I also have a mini recorder. I'll state that I'm not in agreement in total, with #5. I once authored a book; a tongue in cheek piece about writing, directed at writers. It suggests blatantly that any writer should learn how to prepare and enjoy Peanut Butter. think about it. To get immersed in writing one should never pen their first line with the thought of being awarded the Pulitzer. By the way; "Great" is completely relative. I can enjoy bounty/success in something I create that no one else might ever read. In that context I don't have to carry the stress issue about Great, or dollars. All that matters to me is that it's another method by which to express, share, vent even, and "it's ALL good."

Writers should know the genre they are writing for and read current publications within that genre to see what is selling.

Be knowledgeable. Market research is as simple as going to a bookstore and observing what's on the shelves. Do you love writing wild pirate tales? Who else is writing them? Who is publishing them? Find out who the publishers are and where they are. Most have their addresses printed on the copyright pages of books. Search The Writer's Market (the latest edition can be found in the reference section of any library) for names of specific editors. Mail your query or manuscript (Writer's Market will tell you which they want) to that editor. Write every day. If you produce only one page and you throw it away the next day, it doesn't matter. Writing every day keeps your writing muscles in shape. Continuing to write will teach you how to write better than anything else. You'll learn something new every day! One more tip for free, have fun! Why on earth would you want to write if you didn't enjoy it? Write wild and fun stories and give it all you've got. If you are tired, frustrated, burned out, depressed, and just plain sick of it, stop! Distance yourself and remember once more why you want to write. Chances are because it makes you feel good. Never lose that!

Study the craft of writing. Read books on plotting, scenes, and especailly characterization. The stronger the framework of your writing- the stronger impact your writing will make. And since we enjoy reading and identifying with people, make your characters real and believable.

My suggestion is to read. To learn to read the great writers with a critical eye as to what they are doing, how they are molding their stories, what type of language they use, how they describe things. This is not the same thing as reading for pleasure, but instead reading to learn how to write a great book.

A writer must be patient to read again and again his work and write and rewrite it until it becomes as much as possible perfect. Before I published THE WILL New Testament (Greek to English), I must have read it about 500 times. I check every letter as the spellcheck is not applicable to my work and I translate even the punctuation marks. Perhaps, it's more difficult to translate as I follow what is there than to write my own as I would follow what I want. But while re-reading and re-reading, we come to a point that there's a lot of improvement. I have published more than 10 poems at poetry.com and I needed patience to re-read and re-write not only three times.

Alwasy go back to proofread your article to make sure there are no miss spelled words and everything is how you want it to be

1. very interesting topic 2. A good dose of tai ji or any other meditative art should help to keep the creative flow going lol 3. A writer should have an expansive mind..jumpout of the square of human logic and into the circle of limitless possibilities..i.e to cut it short..move the butt and get out of the comfort zone. 4. should be able toblend and mix with all sorts of personalities by being objective and balanced, yet passionate and believing... the mad greek...

1. Dont take rejection too harsh, just keep trying NEVER GIVE UP! 2. Keep a writers notebook and ideas in there Hope these help! :))

I would add not to get discouraged when you suffer from writer's block. Every writer experiences this and often times it will pass if you don't spend time dwelling on or stressing about the lack of ideas. I have found when I actually forget about it and go do something else entirely, that the ideas will suddenly come to me.