From the course: A Crash Course in Writing Well: Learn to Write with More Style, Flair, and Impact

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You, too, can be a standout writer

You, too, can be a standout writer

- After witnessing the glowing journalistic writing that I demonstrated to you in the last lesson, you may be wondering, can I ever really write as well as those accomplished news editors and writers? To do so, don't you have to have somewhat of a natural ability to write well? Now, it's true that some people do have a natural talent for playing basketball or for dancing, or for swimming or for ice skating, or whatever. Likewise, there are people out there who are naturally good writers, and such people do have an advantage. By the way, if you're one of those people with a natural flair for writing, I'm sure you too will benefit from learning the writing strategies of people like myself who've been practicing the craft for a long time. But what about people who don't have this natural ability to write well? Maybe you're one of those people who don't think of yourselves as having a natural gift for writing. Well…

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