How should I practice writing in Spanish?

Practice writing in Spanish by writing a little every day, getting corrections, and rewriting what you got wrong. Start with a few simple sentences about your day, then build up. Writing is slower than speaking, so it's a great place to notice grammar and to turn words you recognize into words you can use.

Why writing is worth it

Writing gives you time. In a conversation, you have a second to answer. On a page, you can think about the verb form, check a word and fix it. That makes it a good bridge between understanding Spanish and speaking it.

It also shows you what you don't know. If you try to write about your weekend and can't say "I went hiking," you've just found a real gap to fill, and that word will stick far better than one from a list.

Start tiny

Don't start with an essay. Begin with three sentences a day:

Hoy fui al trabajo en bici. (Today I went to work by bike.)
Estoy cansada porque dormí mal. (I'm tired because I slept badly.)
Mañana quiero ver una película. (Tomorrow I want to watch a movie.)

Keep it to things you really did or want. That's easier than inventing topics, and the sentences are about you, so they're more memorable.

Ideas for what to write

A daily or weekly journal. The classic. Just a few lines.
Retell a story you read or watched, in your own words.
Messages to a friend or language partner, even if short.
Descriptions of a photo, your room, a person.
Opinions: Creo que la serie es muy buena porque... (I think the series is very good because...)
Lists: your plans, your goals, your shopping, in Spanish.

Get feedback

Writing without correction can lock in mistakes. Here are some options:

A tutor can correct a short text each week and explain the reasons.
A language exchange partner can fix your messages. See language exchanges.
A dictionary and translator help you check single words and phrases. DeepL and WordReference are well-known, and I'd use them to check, not to write for you.
An AI tool can correct and explain. It's handy, though it can also be wrong sometimes. More on that in practicing with AI.

After you get a correction, don't just read it. Rewrite the sentence correctly. That's what makes the fix stick.

Copy from what you read

A big shortcut: borrow. When you read a story or an article, steal phrases you like and reuse them. If you see Cuando llegué a casa, ya era tarde (When I got home, it was already late), write your own version: Cuando llegué al trabajo, ya habían empezado. Natural phrasing comes from imitation. Short stories are good material for this. In Langtok, the app I built, you can tap a word to translate it and save it, then reuse it in your own journal entry.

Common mistakes to watch

Translating word for word from English.
Forgetting accents and tildes. Accents matter for both meaning and stress.
Mixing up ser and estar, or gender agreement.
Writing only in the present tense. Challenge yourself with the past and future.

Make it a habit

Ten minutes a day is enough. Pair it with something you already do, like writing your entry with your morning coffee. Over a few months you'll notice that sentences come faster and your mistakes change, which is the best sign of progress. Review your old entries now and then, so you can see how far you've come.