Gifted? Or extremely hard-working? Writing is like many processes - in the final show, the scaffolding has gone, the drafts are discarded, the tweaks and feedb

Gifted? Or extremely hard-working? Writing is like many processes - in the final show, the scaffolding has gone, the drafts are discarded, the tweaks and feedback are hidden, and all you are left with is the final revision of a very long chain and a "wow!". Every small step made an improvement, great writing is rewriting, and the steps accumulate over a longer period than you can see from the final text.