writers can be made to a certain extent, but then, to be one of the great writers, they have to have certain characteristics according to Orwell and Komrij.
failure, loneliness and sadness in everyday live can be compensated by the creation of a private world through a facility with words.
this means though also that you have to have an ability to handle with loneliness.
you have to be patient enough to let yourself find the right words in the right sequence.
by your experience with troubles in real life you have the ability to handle frustration and problems in putting down a world in words.
sander kooistra writes on these subjects on his blog:
writers are born (article in dutch)
why we write
failure, loneliness and sadness in everyday live can be compensated by the creation of a private world through a facility with words.
this means though also that you have to have an ability to handle with loneliness.
you have to be patient enough to let yourself find the right words in the right sequence.
by your experience with troubles in real life you have the ability to handle frustration and problems in putting down a world in words.
sander kooistra writes on these subjects on his blog:
writers are born (article in dutch)
why we write