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While hotly debated, Malcolm Gladwell's much-cited 10,000 Hour Rule — that you need 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to become a master at something — is at least motivational in its insistence that nothing but relentless honing of your craft will help you improve at it. No matter how skilled you are, no matter how many years of experience you have, it's putting in the hours that will turn you from hobbyist to expert.

Writing is a deeply human art. Whether it’s a Wordpress blog post, news story, ad copy or even an emotionally engaging email or social media caption, writing requires personality and feeling that comes from your heart.

Adobe Stock allows photographers to earn cash pursuing their biggest passions (and without leaving Lightroom or Photoshop) — but “stock sales strategies” isn’t a phrase commonly found on most photographer’s resumes. And to actually earn money in stock photography, photographers have to pinpoint what images will sell and why.