you might want to start with using correct spelling...

Major in English

The best advice I was given is to make sure you finish whatever you write. It may sound like stupid advice but it's very easy to start something & tail off half way through...

write as much as you can whenever you can. dont just specialize in one category of writing, expand. oh, and its normal for your first work to stink. experience is good in the world of writing, just keep trying and you'll get there. if you are really serious dont let anyone get you down and show them that you CAN do it. also, inspiration may just be short at some time and this is called writers block my friend. dont try to write. go do other things and go to different places until you feel inspired to write again. make someone feel the emotions of your character and also you have to step into that characters shoes, be the person your writing about. also, if you feel you just cant write a certain book that type might not be were your passion lies so try them all and you will get somewhere. good luck and i hope we both can be 'successfull' writers together.

write a really good book! get it published, then you will be a sucessfull writer! lol no i mean it, becoming a writer takes, time, skill and determination! think about it, there are so many books out there, and authors, you have to make sure that yours is better than theirs, you have to catch the readers attention, and sell loads of books! there are millions of amazing writers out there that never get found!!! but there are very few compared that canbe called sucessfull writers! but good luck! =)

Write from the heart and believe in yourself ... use all critisism to drive your ambition to be better ... Peace

You just have to love doing it, and be lucky. If you love writing you'll do it so often you'll get better with every sentence, and if you're lucky someone will recognise your talent and sell your work to lots and lots of people. There are plenty of succesful writers, some who are rubbish, some who are great, but they all love writing, and they've all been lucky in some way. If you're one of the good ones, then jolly well done, but you may like to ask yourself if you want to be a good writer or a succesful one as they're not always the same thing.

You are in Luck. I once interviewed a writer friend of my Uncle's for a career counseling class assignment. *** 1.) What exactly is the worklife of a writer? "Most writers also do something else, like teach, or do public relations, or work in communications and media relations because they need the steady income. For those who write full-time, or anything resembling full-time, they typically get up in the morning at a usual hour for the work-a-day world,, do their work mainly by noon, maybe take a break, run errands, exercise, etc., then return calls and email and send out letters, etc. in the afternoon. Most do their best creative work in the morning when they’re fresh. Contrary to popular belief, most writers are not alcoholics or drug abusers. They work hard like everyone else. They read a lot, too." 2.) Is writing a full time job, or would i be wise to also major in something else? "Writing is not a full-time job for most people (doesn’t pay well enough). If you go for a major in writing, make it communications or journalism if you want work. If you make it creative writing, count on teaching at some point. A lot of writers I know ended up in some kind of tech job because they needed a real middle class salary. So, they write in the early hours of the morning, on weekends, whenever they can squeeze it in. Or they work flex hours and get in their writing first, then go to work." 3.) What are the pros and cons of being a writer? "First, cons. It can be a lonely life. You have to be very self-motivated and you have to be able to deal with a lot of rejection. You have to accept that you probably won’t make tons of money and most people wont’ care very much about your writing, or only superficially. Also, most agents or editors will tell you to expect a 15 year apprenticeship in which you learn the craft and mellow into your own sense of style. On the plus side, at gatherings, when people find out you’re a writer they invariably find you more interesting to talk to than the average hard working office person. And many are secretly jealous because everyone wants to think of themselves as creative. Also, every once in a while you will write something that will really touch another’s life and they’ll let you know. That is profoundly wonderful." 4.) How would i begin a career as a novelest? "First, take writing classes, and at home, write and write and write. Next, get involved in a writer’s group so you can get critiques from fellow writers. If you want to get on the fast track to novel success, move to New York and get a job at a publishing house or a magazine as an assistant editor. Pay is lousy, but it gets you in the door, and you get to know people who can help your career. I didn’t do that, but sometimes wish I would have." 5.)What types of people survive and do well as a writer? "People who survive as a writer (good question by the way) feel that they have to write, that their soul would shrink into nothing if they ever stopped. If you’re doing it for fun, only, forget it. If it’s only a hobby, you’ll soon discover that other hobbies are more interesting. If you love to shape ideas and stories into words on the page, chances are you’ll persist until you succeed to some degree." 6.)How exactly is a writer paid? "If you write nonfiction, you get paid upon publication, or you sign a contract with a publisher or magazine and they pay you according to the date on the contract. If it’s literary fiction, if you write short stories and submit them to literary magazines, you often don’t get paid, or don’t get paid much, maybe a couple hundred bucks, but you get contributor’s copies and you get to brag about it on cover letters and it makes you feel legitimate as a writer and maybe an agent will see it and contact you. In the popular fiction world, you have to write novels. There is no market anymore for short stories. You sell novels through an agent. The agent gets you a contract. Usually that contract specifies that you get paid an advance (anywhere from $1000 to $hundreds of thousands, but usually on the low end), and then royalties on sales, plus they expect you to send the next novel in a specified amount of time." 7.) What do you consider your greatest failure? "That’s a hard one to answer, but let’s just say not finding myself as a serious writer earlier in life, and not studying about it earlier. Also, I seriously regret the years wasted on writing chapters for novels that had to be thrown away." 6.)What do you consider your greatest success? "Earning the respect of readers and peers and receiving honors and awards (hence, validation). You don’t get much respect, so you have to love what you do get. Also, I have to say, one success that really matters to me now is the fact that my writing has led me to being able to teach cr3eative writing to adults who are hungry for it. I love it. Never thought I would. This is a complete surprise." 9.)Do you think it is important to read other author's works, or keep shielded from their styles? "Very important to read other authors’ work. That’s mainly how you learn. But do protect yourself from a style that gets too far inside your head. Early on in your career it’s okay to deliberately imitate authors you admire. At some point you have to cut them off and take a gulp and go it on your own." 10.)How do you combat writer's block? (this is something that hapens to me a lot) "Make yourself write at the times you set aside for writing. If you have a hard time getting started, read back over what you wrote most recently, and make small changes. That is like a warm up exercise. Also, practice writing small things easily finished. Take around a notebook and copy down descriptions of things that you observe, conversations you overhear, people you see who seem like interesting characters. At home, make yourself do exercises with these little sketches. You’ll learn a lot and have fun along the way." 11.)Which is better in your opinion a Double Day Publishing company? Or a small independant company? Which are the pro's and con's of either. "A Double Day is better if you want to publish popular fiction novels. A small independent house is better if you want to publish something more edgy or literary." Hopefully this is somewhat helpful. I have not met this guy in person it was an email interview because my uncle who referred me to him lives out of state from me but he's a professional and my uncle bragged about him when he referred me.

Write every day. Read good writing and pay attention to what works well. Learn from those who know how to write better than you do, through books or classes. A few suggested books: Stein on Writing - Sol Stein Plot and Structure - James Scott Bell Techniques of the Selling Writer - Dwight Swain And keep writing. The only way to improve is to practice. Becoming a good writer is not easy--it takes time and hard work. If you aren't willing to put in that time and effort, turn back now.