Besides English classes like Creative Writing, try an Intro Psych course, Abnormal Psychology, Developmental Psychology, History classes (try one on a major historical figure as well), and maybe an Intro to Sociology.

I went to college thinking I would be an English major because I love to write. The truth about college classes is that EVERY class involves writing. So, if you love to write, the best classes to take are subjects about which you like to write. Making a career out of being a novelist is tough – I opted for a job with novel-writing on the side, but that’s up to you. If you want to go into journalistic writing, you may want to look at journalism classes. If you want to go into technical writing, which can actually be a lucrative career, then there are also technical writing classes which focus on grammar and syntax. Liberal arts is a great program for writing because a diverse experience gives depth to your writing. Take a little of everything: religion, philosophy, a fun science you like, literature, art, music, and my personal favorites: anthropology and sociology. If you find a subject you particularly enjoy, you can major, minor, or double-major in that subject and English. At many schools, the English degree focuses on literature rather than writing, so being an English major doesn’t necessarily mean you have training as a writer. But like I said, every subject requires good writing, so find a topic you are passionate about and start scribbling/typing away!

PS – if you can find a creative writing class, great! my school didn’t have one. 🙁

Every English course with writing, especially fiction.

American Lit, English Lit, and at least one poetry class.

A Shakespeare, preferably one that focuses on the dramas.

Outside the English department, probably the most useful coursework is in History. You’ll come to understand the nature of conflicts and the kinds of people in power all over the world during all periods. Even if your main interest is contemporary fiction, this will serve you well.

Beyond that, study whatever interests you–and will give you a day job, because the odds of supporting yourself through writing straight out of college are very small.

Your ultimate wager is to fulfill with a counselor on your potential college to communicate your interests. All faculties have instructions in the English branch to assist scholars attempting to develop their writing skills. some classes may be spoke of as “English composition” (aka “English comp”) whilst others may be “resourceful writing” or much extra specifically, “writing fiction.” “English literature” instructions would be a historic over-view of writers and grievance. an important element to realize: English majors often have difficulty looking jobs– because of the fact there are a constrained kind of efficient writers at any given time. Journalism is utilized writing– a smart ability to have– with an objective of telling non-fiction or information-orientated memories. classes inclusive of newspapers, magazine and journals are the prevalent source of jobs for writers– so getting to grasp what they require is a solid thank you to hone your wordsmithing. ultimately, many super writers got here out of alternative professions and merely had a love of the written be conscious. So it does not unavoidably require majoring in English to get printed.

i suggest a creative writing course. if you are a writing/english major then alot will be required. i was a communications major but switched to english ed with a minor in creative writing. depending on where youre at school, there are tons and tons of com/english/writing classes to take!!! you might also have to take a few theory classes, those can be boring but some people really enjoy them. i also suggest taking some basic communications classes (if theyre not required) if you have extra space in your schedule, because they are really easy and actually fairly interesting. but over all i enjoy all of my required classes as far as english and writing go, good luck!!

The first thing you need to ask yourself is what kind of writer you want to be: true crime, romance, memoirs, historical fiction, non-fiction self-help etc.

Once you have decided on what your primary subject of interest in writing is, you should take whatever classes you can that are relevant. I myself am interested in writing but am still planning a major that is totally “unrelated” to the actual process of writing– but I plan on writing about my life and my work in the future, so I don’t necessarily need to enrich my knowledge of murders in North Carolina in the 1930’s, y’know?

Start with the basics: I am assuming you are just leaving High School: If so, take those courses in Basic Grammar, sentence construction, spelling (yes, you dont want to depend on spell check all your life.) Especially sentence construction, vowels in right place in relationship to Nouns.

Then proceed to logic in construction. Take at least one year of College Debate. This will train you in proper outlining, and presentation of ideas and arguments. Good luck. You will enjoy it.

You should pay attention in all of your classes 🙂

I would say history classes – they tell stories from the beginning to the end some with great climaxes. You’ve got central characters, plots, side plots, schemes, heroes, villains, and both happy and sad endings.