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Do great writers rely more on effort or insight?

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Extensive personal experience as a freelance writer confirms, at least in my opinion, the answer to what makes a good writer is neither effort, nor insight alone. In fact, realistically, the correct response to what makes a good writer is a combination of both insight and effort.

Experienced writers likely can affirm it is also not effort alone that results in the creation of attractive and informative content. But, rather, it is the overall combination of the two insight and effort- that results in a quality written piece. Any writer can make the effort to gain the necessary insight into a topic with ample research into the subject.

For this reason, a writer should consider him or herself as a sort of detective or sleuth in order to create an informative article or story. On the other hand, no matter how much knowledge, experience, or insight of a topic or subject matter a potential writer may or may not possess; without making the effort to translate this information into words there will be no article, story, or blog post.

Still there are a few missing ingredients in the writing equation, talent and an audience. Regarding talent, some humans simply have a knack for writing; while others lack this same creative talent. Regardless of the amount of insight, effort, and talent the single most important element to creating a quality written piece is placing it where an audience with similar interest in the topic and subject can easily locate it. Let us take a moment and look at it in the form of a mathematical equation for ease of understanding:

Effort + Insight + Talent = Content

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In essence, what makes or breaks any written piece is the ability to put it where an audience that appreciates the topic and subject matter will read it. No amount of effort or insight will get a piece read without an audience that has interest in the material.

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