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Good writing of course requires talent, and no one can teach you to have talent.

I have tried to explore the little talent I have for writing.

I have always been able to write on the spot. It is a talent that I guess comes naturally.

Talent is required, but much of writing is a matter of craft, which develops with time, attention, patience and practice, like playing an instrument or learning to dance.

I didn't have any particular talent for fiction. I took a class in college.

I know I'm not a great writer. I'm an extremely gifted oral communicator, but when it comes to writing, I'm just a beginner.

I think I was blessed with this talent for a reason. No one told me how to write a song, but I'm just good at it, you know. There are a lot of other things in my life that I'm not so good at, but writing a song is not one of them.

Writing is just very difficult. I'm an adequate performer. And I think I have a special talent as an editor. Editing is what I do best.

You need a certain amount of nerve to be a writer.