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Examples of writers who became good out of study and hard work instead of some innate genius and gift with the written word

>> No.12285592

>>12285585
Kevin MacDonald

>> No.12285595

>>12285592
Absolutely based

>> No.12285601

No such thing, language aptitude is genetic.

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>>12285601
There must be a way I can get better

>> No.12285611

>>12285607
You can get better, but only within the parameters of your aptitude.

>> No.12285613

>>12285611
And you get better by reading a shit ton and writing a shit ton.

>> No.12285614

>>12285585
Me, desu.

>> No.12285617

Ballsack

>> No.12285625

>>12285607
You can get better with practice, work hard enough and you might even become decent. But you'll never be "great" unless it's in your genes.

This applies to literally everything in life, not just writing.

>> No.12285668

>>12285625
And that genetic greatness involves being a white male as well.

>> No.12285670

me

>> No.12285672

>>12285585
>hardwork
you mispelled luck there OP lol

>> No.12285703

>>12285585
all of them.

>> No.12285715

>>12285585
Pynchon early story are very much average, sometimes even below that.