From Edie: Is creativity a gift or a skill? Discover how writers can strengthen imagination, overcome perfectionism, and build lasting creative habits that lead to better, more consistent writing.
Is Creativity a Gift or a Skill? What Writers Need to Know to Grow Their Creative Ability
by Sarah Sally Hamer @SarahSallyHamer
We writers have been wrestling with this question for ages, usually while we stare at a blinking cursor and wonder why inspiration behaves like a shy cat—under your feet when you don’t need it and hiding under the sofa when you do. Some people insist creativity is a gift, something you either have or don’t. Others argue it’s a skill, something you build the same way you build leg muscles, except with fewer squats and more caffeine. After years of teaching seminars, watching writers surprise themselves, and occasionally surprising myself right along with them, I’ve learned that creativity refuses to sit neatly in either category. It’s far more interesting than that.
