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How Close Are You to Your 10,000 Hours? Viewing Writing as Practice

How Close Are You to Your 10,000 Hours? Viewing Writing as Practice

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Mary Carroll Moore
Jul 13, 2018
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On our fridge we have a New Yorker cartoon.  A dog is sitting on a mountain ledge at the feet of his guru.  The caption reads:  "The bone is not the reward--digging for the bone is the reward."  I keep it there to keep me humble.  About my writing, and my 10,000 hours.

A past MISA student sent me a great article about this (thanks, Tom!).  As a beginner …

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