How can I develop my writing skills?
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Read, read and read some more. Choose a variety of good books, classics, novels, factual accounts, biographies and so on. Learn the styles of the authors and the grammar they use. Try to emulate them and practice setting out whatever you wish to write logically. \n\nDecide before you start to write what you are going to say and set out a resume so that you don't stray from the point. Set out paragraphs of roughly equal size making sure that each covers a topic. \n\nIf you're writing a novel make sure that the words the characters speak sound real by saying them yourself. \n\nGet a friend to proof read what you have written, pointing out any errors. If writing on a P C use spell check and, if you have it, grammar check. \n\nTry writing about the same thing from two different angles to give you perspective then take the best bits out of both and combine them.\n\nTake care with punctuation. A badly punctuated sentence can appear to mean something quite different. Example:-\n\n"Don't do that." is instructing someone not to do something.\n\n"Don't. Do that." Is telling someone to do something in preference to their original action.\n\nAbove all make sure that you enjoy your writing so that, hopefully, others will also.
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waaaaaaa...I think you need to learn how to write.
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Keep a little notepad & pen with you, & every time something pops into your head; write it down.\nBegin setting a fixed time, daily, when you do thiese lttle things. This will discipline you to manage your time better while developing some organizational skills, too.
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You already have the basics down.  Don't practice with others who are learning.  Get out in the world and talk, talk, talk, and listen, listen, listen.  Take a basic writing course at a community college to practice written language.
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As justcurious said, first just begin writing.  Get some thoughts written down.  Try to make it very personal.  Don't try to use lots of complicated words and phrases - remember that the people who have to read the essays will probably have to read hundreds of them, so you want to find a way to make yours stand out.  Your writing must be clear and to the point.  Definitely don't go over the word limit - shorter may be better.  When you start deleting and editing, make sure that every word you keep in your essay has a purpose and conveys something about your intent and need.  Have you been given a specific topic, or is it a general essay about your eligibility for aid?  That makes a difference.  Get someone who is a good writer to help you edit as it can be very difficult to edit your own writing.  Print your essay in a good clear font on good paper if you have to send a paper copy.\n\nI hope these thoughts help.
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Read as much as you can. By reading the work of good writers, you will absorb some of their writing styles and structures. I recommend F. Scott Fitzgerald and the short stories of Alice Munro.  Get a good grammar book and do the exercises that teach how to write correct sentences. See if you can take a grammar course.
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The BBC has a wonderful website to encourage writers of all sorts.  The section "Get Writing" encourages writers to get insight and advice.  Their website is:\n\nhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/books/...\n\nAnother site you might find useful is:\n\nhttp://Allpoetry.com\n\nGood luck!
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Practice makes perfect...decide what kind of writing you want to do and then spend at least 15-30 mins writing a day. Also, read at least 15-30mins a day of the same kind of things you would like to write. Keep a folder of all your favorite articles to spark ideas for yourself later on.
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Whenever you have a question about the writing process think about the POWERS of writing:\n1.Prewriting\n2.Outlining\n3.Writing\n4.Editing\n5.Revising\n6.Sharing
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You don't have to search this kind of stuff out.  Good writing exists everywhere.  Open a magazine, go to the library, read something for pleasure.  Writing takes many forms, you just need to look for it.  \n\nIf you know what specifically is your problem as a writer I could suggest readings, but because you're pretty vague (which may be your problem) I say just read anything you can get your hands on.\n\nIf you're going to be taking a writing class or you have taken a writing class your text book will probably have short essays to read or tips on making your writing stronger.\n\nOne place I recommend my students check out is Purdue's Online Writing Lab (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/).  It is one of the best website out there and you can find really helpful readings about making your writing stronger.  \n\nGood luck!
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Writing classes at virtually any college would help. Do you have a guidance counselor you can ask at your school?\n\nWhat type of writing? Creative, broadcasting, advertising?
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any intermediate composition class at a community college or college. or just simply read a lot of books to observe the writing styles of authors. But the most important thing I'd say to do is just write about anything and everything and nothing at all on a day to day basis-it will improve your style of doing so. But be sure to brush up on grammar rules and the like you can pick up one of those grammar for dummies books at Barnes&Noble or something. So I hope that helps.
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Write a page daily ...from a book ,newspaper , magazine. It will improve your (i) Language (ii) Writing (iii) vocabulary.\n\nTry for at least six months.
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Go take a course at your at a college, alot of colleges offer business writing courses, etc... Or even a local tech prep school may offer free courses. Even a local employment office would probably offer courses.
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Study Skills, Essay Writing.\n\nAs the essay paper has evolved it has become more demanding with much more emphasis on posing questions which allow candidates to display the higher order skills. Professor Roy Wilkinson of Sheffield University has identified a pyramid of skills which A level examinations try to test.\n\nhttp://www.bized.ac.uk/reference/studyskills/essay.htm\n\nhttp://www.how-to-study.com/Essay.htm\n\nhttp://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1437/index.html\n\nhttp://condor.depaul.edu/~dsimpson/style.htm\n\nhttp://www.didyouknow.org/words/effectivewriting.htm\n\nhttp://www.studygs.net/\n\nhttp://www.stlcc.cc.mo.us/mc/support/cwc/fpages/writing.html\n\nhttp://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/checklis.html\n\nhttp://www2.actden.com/writ%5Fden/tips/essay/\n\nhttp://www.englishbiz.co.uk/\n\nFREE ESSAYS and LETTERS.\n\nfree online resource for students of literature.\n\nhttp://www.freeessays.cc/free-essays-listing.shtml\n\nhttp://www.mytermpapers.com/\n\nhttp://www.123helpme.com/\n\nhttp://www.cyberessays.com/\n\nhttp://www.allfreeessays.com/\n\nhttp://www.bgfl.org/services/foi/templates.htm\n\nhttp://uk.geocities.com/essays4free2000/index.html\n\nhttp://www.megaessays.com/\n\nGood luck.\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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Practice makes perfect, right? Write about topics that spark a passion in you. Learn to broaden your vocabulary so you don't sound elementary. And work on your descriptive language as well. Also be open to constructive criticism. Good Luck!
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You could write one yourself.  Find a few websites on the subject, read them, and, then, in your own words, write down what you learned from your reading.\n\nA good way to start is to answer the questions who, what, when, where, how, how much, and why.  That should take up a page at least.