According to you, What is the basic qualification needed to become a 'writer'?

An ability to write with good punctuation and grammar. It is surprising how many websites and blogs are not taken seriously because of poor spelling and grammar. I would say that apart from the above mentioned, one would need a desire and love of writing so that enthusiasm and zeal for your subject comes across to the reader.

I would say that it is always best to keep writing simple and straightforward, as complicated language with words and phrases that are difficult to understand, may prove

I agree with Rebecca. Using proper grammar is important thing. Inspiration, originality of your writing are important too. Criticism and suggestion from other people can make your writing skill improved.

Inspiration on what topic you want to write

First of all, you need to know your subject well enough to present it in a good way and not have a lot of mistakes. Spelling errors and grammatical mistakes don't present you in a good light, but it also depends on what you're writing. Samual Clemens was a great writer but he used a lot of grammatical errors in his writing to present the type of people he was writing about. If you're doing creative writing, you don't have to be so politically correct. I would probably say that anyone can write a