8 Simple Steps to Become a Great Writer

8 Simple Steps to Become a Great Writer

Do you want to be a better writer period? Wish you could develop the skills that could go on to make you a great writer? Well you can! And to help you with that, here's 8 Simple Steps to Become a Great Writer. And all you really have to do is learn these steps, adopt and apply them to your own life and eventually, you'll see how true they are and how much they are helping you to become a truly great writer!

1. Write 50 words. That's a paragraph.
Congrats! If you just wrote about 50 words down, that's a paragraph. Give yourself a pat on the back because some people can't even do that. But if you're writing anything, if you write just 50 words (a paragraph) a day. Then you are already well on your way to completing that article, essay, novel or even biography you're writing.

2. Write 400 words. That's a page.
Well done you you're on fire! If you've managed to complete a full page then you're really doing well for yourself! A lot of people struggle with just writing one or two paragraphs so to write a full page really shows you have what it takes to write full pages. Next stop, writing 300 pages..

3. Write 300 pages. That's a manuscript.
WOW! If you can write 300 pages then you really do have what it takes to make a place and name for yourself in the world as a writer, author and publisher! And by writing 300 pages (which might have taken a lot of doing) you would have inevitably learned a lot from that which will only go on to make you a better writer.

4. Write every day. That's a habit.
All great writers write every day. Even if it's just a few words in a notebook! But by writing everyday you'll be getting into the habit of it and you'll almost become an unstoppable force with a pen! Or a type writer or computer keyboard, whatever it is you use to write with!

5. Edit and rewrite. That's how you get better.
Just like Ernest Hemingway said in "The first draft of everything is shit." so will be yours, likely. And to improve that, you will need to proof read it and edit it. It's only after you have proof read and edited your articles or other writings that they truly get better.

6. Spread your writing for people to comment. That's called feedback.
Feedback is very important if you want to become a great writer. For without it you can't know if your writing style or vocabulary meets peoples satisfaction or not. So you should spread out your writing and allow room for people to comment on it. These comments and feedback is a surefire way to improve your writing skills.

7. Don't worry about rejection or publication.
Rejecting and criticism will always come no matter how well you write or how brilliant or excellent a writer you are. But don't let it put you off from picking up that pen! If you enjoy writing and it's in your blood, then that is what you was born for regardless to what people say or think.

8. When not writing, read. Read from writers better than you. Read and Perceive.
Yes! All writers read when they're not writing. But when you're not writing, read instead, this will not only improve your writing skills but give you a bigger, better vocabulary which will go on to make you a better, greater writer! Pretty much like this, if you want to be a better player, play people that are better than you. If you want to be a better writer, read from writers that are better than you. You'll pick up their skills!

Conclusion
While not exhaustive or comprehensive, these 8 tips to being a great writer should help keep you on the road to success and to truly becoming a great writer for your generation!

Do you use these tips as a writer?

What other writing tips do you know of?