If I can learn how to do that, this dare will be a complete success no matter what my word count. First of all, read and think.
All good books are distilled experience.
Stay away from creative writing courses. These people can learn something from creative writing courses. For me, writing is part of my existentialist view of life. It's an attempt to make myself wholly authentic. I think the serious writer has to have his view of the purpose of literature absolutely clear.