On Writing

On Writing

While some people are stronger writers than others, anyone can become a decent writer with time and effort. Some of us were gifted with a natural writing ability, but with hard work, a writer can be made I agree with King’s assertion about the making of different degrees of writers. Some people were born with the ability to produce a story that’ll interest people. Let’s take Shakespeare for example, he was born to write. It came as naturally as breathing to him and he’s one of the greatest writers of all time. Others, who are not natural writers, can become a good writer. It just takes a lot more time and dedication to become that. Some of us may have great ideas in our heads, but can’t transfer those thoughts to paper as well as others who are great writers. Also, those who aren’t Shakespeare’s of our time, most likely, will never become more than a good writer compared to those who are born with the natural writing ability. We can become better writers than we were, but won’t meet the same standards as those who were gifted with the talent of writing. Writing can only be taught to a certain extent. Some people may have great idea, but are not able to transfer their ideas to paper and still get the same effect. But, you can teach someone the general techniques of writing to help them improve their writing skills. But, you cannot teach someone how to come up with ideas in their brain. For me, I’m great with coming up with ideas and plots for different stories in my head. I just have trouble putting my ideas onto paper and still have it make as much sense as it did in my head. But, I’ve worked on trying to explain things more thoroughly and not rush through my ideas and it’s made my writing better than it used to be.
Even though all of us are not born with such talent as Shakespeare, we can become good writers with lots of hard work, dedication and time. Strive to write better than your own best and don’t worry about being better than anybody else.