Talent and craft

Jay Lake talks about the value of talent and craft right here. It seems to me that this is a misguided post, mainly because it never really defines the difference between "talent" and "craft." If I'm reading him correctly, he's asserting that there are a set number of skills a writer needs, and the writer's talent is made up of the skills they have without practice, while craft is made up of the skills acquired with practice.

I think this is misguided. Let me go further. "Talent" is not ...