User blog comment:Dorkpool/So You Want To Write A Creepypasta/@comment-26030957-20150720194039

I'm just going to throw my two cents in here. First off, learn to type well. If you can't type as fast as you can think you will never be a great writer. If you can't type at least seventy five words a minute then start practicing. There are a ton of online typing sites that offer games that make learning and practicing lots of fun.

Next, spellcheck may be your friend, but you can't trust it. Spellcheck will not differentiate between to, two and too, or are and our so, this is the most important thing: PROOFREAD. Read it over and over, feel the rhythm and pace and tempo, say it out loud.

The most important thing is READ. And not just creepypasta. Read all genres. And when you find something you like, reread it to understand why. Highlight passages that moved you. Write down the interesting words an author used and the combinations of them that you found powerful. Read, read, read, read. I believe that is the most important thing to becoming a great writer.