The only way to learn and hone your craft is by working hard and writing regularly.
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Learn as much by writing as by reading.
Writing is difficult all the time; the thing is to learn something every day.
The best way to learn is by doing. The only way to build a strong work ethic is getting your hands dirty.
It's all about learning your craft and honing it in and really paying attention to people who are doing it and what their advice is. It's like anything: it takes years and years and years. A lot of it comes down to work ethic.
To practice - write each and every day if possible - then try to attend professional writer's conferences where you can learn your craft, get to know fellow writers, and meet editors and agents.
Read. Read. Read. Read many genres. Read good writing. Read bad writing and figure out the difference. Learn the craft of writing.
One of the things I learnt over the years is that there is a craft to writing, like there is a craft to acting. I hadn't done my apprenticeship as a writer. I did try to be a writer for hire but I'm not any good at it.
Most people won't realize that writing is a craft. You have to take your apprenticeship in it like anything else.
And I believe that the best learning process of any kind of craft is just to look at the work of others.
The best way to learn about writing is to study the work of other writers you admire.