What training is needed to become a writer?
Well, of course you need to do well in English in school. Beyond that, a writer may or may not have formal training; some do and others don’t. If you are seriously interested in writing fiction, go to your public library and get some books on how to do it. There are many, which your librarian can help you find. I started reading such books when I was about 12 — long before I had any intention of being a writer — because my mother wanted to write and she had them around the house; that may be why as an adult I didn’t need any formal training. In college, or if you have finished school, you may want to take classes in creative writing. Some writers are greatly helped by sharing their work with fellow-beginners and/or having it critiqued by a teacher. For others, it’s inhibiting; they freeze up and cannot write well if they think somebody is going to see their work before they themselves are satisfied with it. And even experienced writers may lose enthusiam for a story if they show it t
