Perfecting the Art of Writing: Some Uncomfortable Truths
This articleis for writers and those open to listening to what I have to say. Those not interesting can leave. Those who have anything to say on the article can use the comments section.
Writing is an art, and not all artforms can be developed simply by an inherent talent. The talent is just a potential you show; the rest comes with practice. Also, in that train of thought, simply practicing writing when you have no aptitude for it will not make you a good writer.
Without the aptitude, you can write, but perhaps not very creatively. I've read boring work by people who're great at something else entirely different, like entrepreneurship. Makes them writers, just not good ones. They are not able to articulate well enough to keep a reader's attention and engage them with just the right amount of information. They do not know where they shouldn't repeat and where they should; I agree that repetition is a form of stressing, but with practice, writers know when to do it and how.
Also, to be a good writer and better that skill, you must have the patience to read. Not a lot of people have this. They cannot even develop an aptitude for writing, whether they have the inherent talent for it or not. I have come across people who refuse to believe this, but trust me, forming a structure for a story happens best when we read other stories, often similar to the genre that we want to write in. We can also develop our language, grammar, and punctuation skills by reading. At the same time, beware not to get too heavily influenced, either. Your own personal voice also matters - that's what gives your story a unique touch.
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