Live an interesting life. Meet people. Read a lot and widely, learn from the great writers.
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The most important thing is to live an interesting life. Keep your eyes, ears and heart open. Talk to people and visit interesting places, and don't forget to ask questions. To be a writer you need to drink in the world around you so it's always there in your head.
Read a lot. Read broadly... Tell stories to your friends, and pay attention to when they get bored... Write a lot.
Read a lot. Write a lot. Have fun.
If you are interested in writing, get out and live your life! Do a lot. See a lot. Keep your eyes and ears open. Pay attention to the different ways people speak. Read lots of different kinds of books. And then try writing in different voices and styles - don't be afraid to experiment.
Doing interesting things and then writing about them is the best way to become a good writer.
Read a lot - poems, prose, stories, newspapers, anything. Read books and poems that you think you will like and some that you think might not be for you. You might be surprised.
Read the kinds of things you want to write; read the kinds of things you would never write. Learn something from every writer you read.
Read. Read. Read. Read many genres. Read good writing. Read bad writing and figure out the difference. Learn the craft of writing.
Don't worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life.
The best way to become a successful writer is to read good writing, remember it, and then forget where you remember it from.
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