tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515020927972170932.post8933083515692234794..comments2023-04-15T09:49:57.203+01:00Comments on 1001 Travel Writer Tips: #95 – Listen to the local radioDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10458298490681913985noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515020927972170932.post-50579659940669027562009-03-13T12:49:00.000+00:002009-03-13T12:49:00.000+00:00Not much of a background. I did a degree in journa...Not much of a background. I did a degree in journalism (which is to being a successful freelancing what buying a bicycle is to becoming a successful Formula One driver).<BR/><BR/>In Australia I edited a small magazine, and due to the size, my duties crossed over to the marketing and financial side of things occasionally.<BR/><BR/>But most of the time it's not about training - it's about common sense.<BR/><BR/>As for creative writing course, anyone who needs a course to realise what is good and bad writing probably isn't going to be that good a writer.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10458298490681913985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7515020927972170932.post-15936846148905788342009-03-13T06:13:00.000+00:002009-03-13T06:13:00.000+00:00Shrewd. I've never met a writer with business skil...Shrewd. I've never met a writer with business skills before. How does that happen? Presumably not through a creative writing course. Would be intrigued to know more background -- in a post about training perhaps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com