Anyone know of any good sites that will teach a person to be a writer?

Answer 1

What kind of writing are you interested in? Novels, poetry, journalism, reviews? No one can just be taught how to be a writer, but you can find tips which will help you become a better one. There are a number of good writing sites out there - here are a few I managed to find quickly:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/getwriting/
http://www.writing-world.com/links/writing.shtml
http://www.knowledgehound.com/topics/writing.htm

You don't have to just look on the internet either. There are a number of books which offer valuable tips and help for becoming a better writer, like the 'Teach Yourself' series. If you look in your local library, there should be a section on books related to this.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Try this site--it is especially good at leading you through the process and tackling writers' myths.
So You Think You Can Write at http://srcw.us/sythome.html

Another site that links to this page also provides some fantastic resources on the "links" page under "websites every writer should visit" http://srcw.us/linkswriterssites.html

The upper link is a great one to get you started and provides a email link for help.

http://srcw.us provides several writers' work from beginners to the well-published or advanced--many of these works can be used as examples and most of the authors can be contacted via email and may be able to answer specific questions.

Good luck.

Answer 3

Lots of sites.

http://www.storyentertainment.com
http://www.holylisle.com

among others ...

To follow-up on what someone said about "learning how to be a writer" or "learning how to write", I would say "learning how to tell a story" is far more important than learning how to write. There's a big difference there.

Answer 4

There's a being difference between learning "how to be a writer" and learning "how to write." The "how to write" one is generally thought of as more important.

Answer 5

Without a doubt -- the best site on the web is Predators and Editors. There are a lot of other useful sites as well -- and every one of their links is on the Preditors and Editors website. So this one site will hook you up to everything useful -- it's a one-stop site.

http://www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/

Answer 6

if ur a a really a good writer or u want to be a writer then don't search for sites

Answer 7

don't limit urself to our suggested sites.
Explore urself.
There is plenty of material available on internet. Try Google search. Use search term "Fiction Writing Techniques".

Answer 8

a writing site!