Thankfully, one of the many great things about writing novels is that there are unlimited opportunities to revise and rewrite until we get our stories right—to make them great, even. Writers who are natural storytellers (those lucky devils) might have an easier time coming up with great plot ideas, but those of us who aren’t necessarily born storytellers have more work to do. We are readers and lovers of novels, so we know when a story is good. It just might take more time for us to get our own stories to that point.
Eve Messenger 
And… how do we know whether we are or not? I’m curious to find out. ^.^
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That’s a tough question. I can only answer for myself when saying that if someone is not a born storyteller they definitely know it by how hard they have to work to bring out the story in later revisions.
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Ah! Perhaps I’m just oblivous to the difficulty. :p
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Or (more likely) you’re a natural born storyteller. :-p
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Bahaha! I guess we’ll never know. :p
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I have a plethora of story ideas. . . . it’s getting them on paper that’s hard for me. I think each side has its own set of difficulties.
Then there’s the extremely lucky few who can do both.
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Absolutely, Mary Cathleen. Different aspects of the writing craft come more or less easily to different people. Bravely admitting our weaknesses and committing to improving them (rather than running in terror from them) is what transforms us from dreamers into true writers.
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That’s why I recently took early retirement from my day job. Since I need extra time to get what’s in my head to the computer screen, I decided to gift myself with that time. And having a supportive husband who wants me to follow my dream is a tremendous help.
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I’m not the most serious writer, but I’m working on it! I’d really like to take it to the next level. 🙂
-Amy
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I really hope you get to take it to the next level, too, Amy. Writing well is a hard work but so rewarding.
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Thanks! I completely agree. Now that I’ve got a laptop, maybe I can make that a reality!
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Time and a supportive spouse, it sounds like you’re in business!
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