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Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/25670
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_I legitimately don't know the answer._

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## Background

I said something a little silly today, and was told I was incorrect:

> Writing requires **no** skill. You basically just have to write down what you're seeing in your head.

I was told I was incorrect and writing required many skills, and was not a thing that required no skill at all. However, the person I was chatting to had to go, so I was briskly finished with all of that senseless talk and trotted off to stack exchange.

Why did I trot off to stack exchange? I want to know what kinds of _skills_ writing requires. When I'm writing, I write what I see in my head and it tends to be pretty good. To me, that requires 0 skill whatsoever and is basic enough for an _idiot_ like myself to do.

## Question

> How can creative writing require skill when it's generally just writing down your ideas? You're often going to be doing it in your native language too.

Thanks.

Original score: 3