Parr: Hand-copying masterworks is the most effective way to learn writing
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Sam Parr, co-host of My First Million and founder of The Hustle, explains the technique of 'copy work' for developing copywriting skills.
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“You basically take writing. That is great writing that you love and you write it out by hand and you copy it and you make notes of what particular thing that that writer's doing that makes it special. This is the exact same way that you learn how to play the piano. When you want to learn how to play the piano, you learn how to play happy birthday. And then you learn how to play like jingle bells and then maybe like a rock and roll song. And then maybe like, A hip hop song. And eventually you can combine that all together after a few years and you learn how to make music. That's your own. Same thing with writing.”
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