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Q&A An educational ‘roadmap’ to become a proficient writer? [closed]

I need both information about the material as well as about the time it requires to learn to write. What could be a comprehensive reading list of exemplary works for a solid base? And a good readi...

0 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Pierre B‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:38:49Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/24824
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Pierre B‭ · 2019-12-08T05:38:49Z (almost 5 years ago)
I need both information about the material as well as about the time it requires to learn to write.

What could be a comprehensive reading list of exemplary works for a solid base? And a good reading list of theory?

How much should a prospective students allocate for such purpose?

Reading As much as possible might be an answer to become as good as possible. However, the question here is how to become a **decent** writer, **not an exceptional** one.

That starting at a high-school level and with a desire to write both fiction and non-fiction (with emphasis on non-fiction).

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-10-02T12:16:17Z (about 8 years ago)
Original score: 2