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Hardly a day passes but some young man or woman climbs the stairs to the office of to ask me that question. Always I tell them that the only way I know for a beginner to earn a living by writing is for him to get a job on a newspaper. So far no one has followed my advice. Young writers dearly love to ask for advice — I