[header] How to become a published writer in the uk [title] Read as widely as possible. [step] Read from genres you wouldn't usually consider, and keep a journal where you write down what you consider to be the most and least successful features of every book you read. [title] Share your writing and ask for feedback, in a writing class or from friends or family. 
[step] Generally the less well you know the person, the more unbiased the feedback will be. Some of the feedback will be excellent: other parts of it you should discard.