Enroll in a college composition course. Most community colleges off introductory courses in collegiate writing that introduce students to basic strategies of writing. Students learn to develop and support their ideas with research and references, as well as to edit for style and word usage.
Write as often as you can. There is a saying that musicians must produce 100 bad songs before they produce one good song. The same rings true for writers. One strategy is to write every morning, first thing upon waking up, without stopping to consider style or grammar. This enables your mind to function creatively without inhibitions.
Read as often as possible. Read books, journals, magazines, blogs etc. Reading stimulates the mind and offers sources to gauge your writing. Imitation is part of human nature, but never imitate purposely.
Place yourself in the background of your prose. Avoid injecting your intentions and let your grammar, construction and style come before your opinion.
Write with nouns and verbs. Avoid using adjectives and adverbs whenever possible, unless with good reason. Nouns and verbs give writing color, while adjective and adverbs detract from the clarity of the prose.
Revise your written material carefully. Few writers are capable of producing ornate prose on their first draft. The process of revision is an important part of writing and discovery that produces better content and informs future articles.
Write in an orthodox manner. Do not substitute "yo" for "hello" or "nite" for "night" unless it is part of a dialogue.
Avoid explaining too much. For example, many beginning writers make the mistake of injecting too many "he said," "she said" into their works.
Use fancy words, such as "beauteous," sparingly and only for effect or dialogue. Write with words used in everyday conversation, which have a natural sound and believability in the sentence construction.
Write clearly. Get straight to the point and begin sentences with an actionable verb if describing how to accomplish a task.