Talent?

[luco]

I was having an argument with a few people today. They were telling me that anyone can learn to draw and that it doesn't really require talent, just alot of practice.

They said that true talent can be seen in writing...

The argument went on for sometime and finally I just let them ramble and hoped they'd go away...

But it does make you wonder....I feel they both require talent....and I thought everyone felt that way as well.

Seems I was wrong....

My bad.

Comments

[luco-millian.livejournal.com]

Hey! You're new here! ^_____^

*pounces*

I don't think they wanted to admit that they couldn't write anything that had any emotion. Grammar-wise? Perfect! Entertainment value? None...

[corvid.livejournal.com]

Yup. I bumped into your journal via Aster. ^_^

Writing without emotions usually results in stories that read like three day old oatmeal. Ditto for art, really. And arguing that writing and art are completely separate is just ridiculous - but I did an English major, so I'm biased.

I knew someone who knew all the grammar rules, but had no idea how to go from an assignment to a piece of writing without something to work from. They could write about real people and events, but had no idea how to make said events any more interesting then "Day in the Life of John Doe." So - I think you could argue that's an example of talent / creativity being needed to step beyond a mere chronicle of events.