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(Art, Business and Craft) of Writing." These tapes are great to listen to while exercising, walking or driving. However, it's best to wait until you have a pen and pad handy. They're real treasures.
Then there's WritersOnlineWorkshops. Take a look at their free workshop demonstration.
Of course, it's great if you can go the conventional route. Writer's Workshops with such delightful venues as a Scandinavian cruise or a Hawaiian island are usually advertised in writer's magazines.
Take a writing course:
Sign up for one of the writer's correspondence courses that are advertised in writer's magazines or offered on line. I took Short Story Writing and Novel Writing Courses by correspondence. Also, don't forget the writing courses offered by your local college.
Peer help:
You can learn a lot from fellow members of your Writers' Group, listening to excerpts from their published works. These groups often have guest speakers as well. If you don't have a Writers' Group in your area you might want to consider starting one. See the section
"Writers'
Groups".
Spend a few quiet hours in your local library:
Take advantage of the facilities offered by your local library. Study quietly at your leisure.
Surf the web:
If you have access to the Internet, this opens up a whole new world of learning. If you don't have a computer or Internet access there are many places where this is offered. See the section
"The Internet".
The personal touch:
Form your own personal study methods. I tick book chapters and articles as I read them, so I don't waste time at a later date rereading - unless I particularly want to refer back to a specific article or section of the book. In that case, I "flag" the item, indicating the content on a small sticky "Post-it", so it's easy to locate at a later date. Tip: Use the real
"Post-its". I find generic ones don't work as well.
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