How to be a writer

My opinion, begin by keeping a journal, and write about things you love or feel compelled to write about. I think to be a happy writer you need to write for the love of writing, not with a focus on making money. Read the kind of writing you're interested in, then practice the writing skills that you like that you find in your reading. You can learn the writing skills also by going to school and taking writing classes. I've taken writing classes and never enjoyed them. Then practice, practice, practice become good at storytelling and using words to create a world that the reader believes and feels comfortable in. If you achieve that, almost anything you write will be special because you will then be creator of worlds, and able to take your reader on travels through space and time and experience life through the eyes of your characters.