We Are All Storytellers: Why Writing Talent is a Myth

I’ve enjoyed writing for as long as I can remember. I’ve also enjoyed reading for as long as I can remember.

When I was younger — and I’m talking high school years here — I had an arrogant belief that I was born with the talent of a writer. I felt that, because I was me, this born writer who was quite obviously fantastic with words, I could do things that my classmates hadn’t even considered. So while one classmate was just about finishing writing a linear story, I was throwing the elements ba...