Experts disagree.
Stephen King believes that if you're not born with a talent for writing, then you can only obtain a certain level.
Others say that it's a skill that can be learned like all other skills.
Whether we're talking writing or other skills, one thing is for sure: practice makes you better.
One of the most famous scenes in it is where Mister Miyagi teaches Daniel (the karate kid) to wax on, wax off.
Daniel doesn't understand. He's told to put wax on Mr. Miyagi's car and then to wax off.
Wax on, wax off. For several hours.
In reality, of course, he's learning the same movements he's going to use to avoid getting hit. He's learning a skill.
Yes, for sure.
We can write, stop writing, write, stop writing.
I'm a big believer of using a timer.
Every time I write, I use a "pomodoro" timer and I've tested many different settings:
For a long time, the 52-minute setting worked best for me, but now I'm down to 30 minutes, then a 5-minute break, and then another 30-minute session.
During the break I move around.
And after the two times 30 minutes are up, I move again.
Same thing about my weekly schedule.
I write daily. Every day. Except Saturdays.
Write on. Write off.
Each day polishing my skills, hopefully getting better for each repetition.
What do you think?
Are you either born with a talent for writing or not? Or is it a skill you can work on and improve?
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