: Re: How to invoke my creative side without investing too much time? I suck at writing. There, I admitted it. More often than not, I find my self staring at a blank moleskine page, or the

@Courtney562

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You say, "I understand that writing is like any other skill. Meaning it can be learned, manipulated, and mastered."

You left out having a capability for the "skill" to begin with. Sorry to say it, but you sound like the last person who should be thinking of becoming a writer.

Is it novels and short stories you want to write? Or just faster emails? All the writers I know knew they wanted to write from childhood. They read endlessly and continue to this day accumulating books in one form or another, usually reading for hours a day.

AND they took all the writing courses their schools offered and got to know at least a few professors personally. Writers typically (in my experience) have circles of friends who are also compulsive about writing.

Writing is an extension of thinking. It's also a way of life. There are certainly skills involved, but first the writer is driven to write, thinks about it all of the time and has a natural inclination for storytelling.

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