Creativity or skill?

Will any amount of skill compensate for an author’s zero creativity? Will readers read a creative and inspired story when the writer has no skill? The answer to both questions is no. Good storytelling needs both creative talent and good skill in spinning the yarn. Although writing genre fiction might not be called an art form by some, it is, and it’s similar to other art forms. Mozart was a creative genius, but he was also a skillful composer and pianist. Most musicians aren’t in Mozart’s lea...