User blog comment:Nimsy/Writing/@comment-26475800-20160313155125

The best way to learn how to write is read a lot and write a lot. Online courses could be helpful or detrimental, so be weary of them.

The reason why reading is so important is because it will give you an idea of how to structure a story. And writing is important because it will give you practice. You will find what works for you and what doesn't. Some people, apparently like SoPrentenious, can work with an outline, I personally can't.

The next best thing would be to revise your work after writing it. I had become lazy after writing so I never would proofread. But I found how helpful it is and how much better it will make a story. So yeah, those three things: reading, writing, and proofreading.