How Did You Learn to Write?

When I finished my program, my journalism program, I could not write well. How did I learn to write? I learned to write on my own about five or six years ago. And then I bought a lot of books about how to write well. And I read articles by other people who were good writers. And I wrote and wrote and wrote until I became a freelance writer. In fact, I don't think you can learn it in traditional school.