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5216928 No.5216928 [Reply] [Original]

Aside from natural talent, what do you think are the most important things to a writer's mind?
Trauma?
Culture?
Travel?
Drugs?

>> No.5216940

>>5216928
The most important thing is reading a lot and practicing a lot. If you do both of those and have natural talent, then you stand a chance. You just need a lot of luck. Or connections.

>> No.5217049

>>5216928
>trauma
why

>> No.5217103

All of those things -- that which is alien. Or unless you're going to write about being a massive child anyway.

>> No.5217108

Gnosis. Insight. Wisdom. Enlightenment.

>> No.5217110

>>5217049
builds character!!

>> No.5217111
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5217111

Self-knowledge

>> No.5217115

Being an outsider in some respect is a trait you will notice in nearly every important writer throughout history. This means that if you are a decently well-off white male, it is important to travel in order to become an outsider.

>> No.5217149

>>5217108
*tips fedora*

>> No.5217159

hooch

>> No.5217166

>>5216928
having something worth saying
The talented can say lots of things very well, but they also must have something worth talking about, or their words are wasted.

>> No.5217168

Having a high IQ.

>> No.5217192

>>5217168
>bukowski

>> No.5217503

>>5217192
>implying he meant anything