Erin had specifically sought out working at the magazine because she admired Jane's writing and wanted to learn from her.

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Another scheme, to beef up education programmes in opera and ballet and allow children to learn about writing, performing, making sets and marketing, will also please a government that is eager to see Covent Garden broaden its appeal.

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The nonprofit shop, which works closely with the U.S. Small Business Administration, has more than 10, 000 working and retired business professionals who volunteer to help entrepreneurs learn everything from writing a business plan to marketing skills.

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He is also said to have consulted several professors to learn about creative writing, and painted the book jacket himself.

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So I had to learn by doing, and all of my writing experience was confined to high-school essays and a few university research reports.

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You learn to write by writing, and writing a novel (counting the time for research and working out the back-story on all the main characters) usually takes about two years.

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Journalists get the training and practice to be able to do this speedily every day, but it's perhaps not too difficult to learn, and allowing other people to edit and improve your work can help overcome sloppy writing or typos.

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It will be the central hub of your online presence and will become the go-to place for people to learn anything and everything about your brand and writing business.

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The downside is that you have to learn new skills such as marketing, as well as the craft of writing.

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