English classes. Get your Associates/Bachelors in English then your masters in Creative Writing. There are also Creative Writing courses for doctorates too.
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If you don't enjoy writing, there is no use at all in you trying to become a writer! People become writers because they like it.
There are several things to help you grow as a writer. You can take writing classes, as well as classes to help improve your spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc. You can also read books that are the same type you are interested in writing.
You sort of have to be smart, funny, inteligent, silly, mysterious
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"What is the writer trying to get me to think about..."
There is no special to become a writer, in fact the only way to become a writer is to spend time writing. Like the old mantra says practice practice practice. This is the only way to become a writer.
Do as well as possible in English. Also do plenty of reading.You don't have to have classes to write -- just sit down and get started! You do need to learn proper English, and reading is a good way to do that.
Readers have trouble focusing on the content of the text if they are distracted by the bad grammar. Also, it can be difficult to determine what the writer is trying to say if common grammar principles are not observed.
You don't need to take anything to be a writer - you just need to write until you're good at it. You should, however, have a firm grasp of the English language (or whatever language you're going to be writing in), so take classes in that until you understand the basics of writing.
When the writer is trying to achieve a specific effect
If you want to be a writer for ballet, you have to be smart.