I need to become a good writer

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<p>I will be taking AP English next year and would like to become a good writer for two reasons.
1. Hot Girls in the Class (Rare for AP classes)
2. Would like to get an A or B.
*but mainly because of #1.</p>

<p>Anyways I consider myself to be a good reader, and understand what I read quite well. The problem is in my writing. I have really good ideas, but I tend to have a hard time with grammar, and just getting the ideas to flow well. </p>

<p>Is there a book or something that I can read, that will improve my writing?</p>

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<p>Cliffs AP English Language.</p>

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<p>What type of writing do you like? I myself like fiction. If you want to become a good writer at fiction then write stories. If you want to become better at poetry then study poetry and write poetry. I myself love to read but I hate writing on topics I don't like. I would rather write fictional stories and I bet Ap English is going to be alot of Essays on themes and what not.</p>

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<p>read "on writing well" by william zinsser. it's a good book on writing and it's not boring... it'll keep you engaged. it worked for me!</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/020530902X/qid=1123280423/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-0388034-1099303?v=glance&s=books&n=507846%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/020530902X/qid=1123280423/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-0388034-1099303?v=glance&s=books&n=507846&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>This is all you need.</p>

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<p>Well I'm thinking that I might have stated it wrong when I was saying I want to be a good writer. I'm starting to think I used the wrong word. What I meant was being a good "repsonder", write about what I read. Most of my class for AP English will be about reading and then writing an essay about what I read. So really my question should be.</p>

<p>How do I become a good responder?</p>

<p>^
I'll have to take a look at that book you linked to, perhaps I'll go up to borders tomorrow.</p>

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<p>I agree with the poster above me...strunk and white is an awsome book and its light too....:)</p>

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<p><em>sigh</em> the things people do to hook up with hotties.... ;)</p>

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<p>At least he's doing something that will help him regardless if he gets the girls.</p>

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<p>kill yourself and hope that you will be reincarnated because writers are born not made</p>

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<p>axelrod and cooper's guide to concise writing is a good learning book. It teaches you all about different kinds of essay writing, and it is one of the books used in eng11 college writing.</p>

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<p>cmaher, he says his main problem is grammar. If you're talking about that kind of writing, a good writer can definitely be made.</p>

<p>I assume you meant more along the lines of creative writers. I would agree with you that those are born not made.</p>