Are They Really Bad Writers?

Why Raw Talent Often Looks Like Failure at First

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Are they really bad writers—or just unread chapters in their own story?
It’s easy to label someone “bad” when their writing doesn’t meet a certain standard.
But in my experience, what most people call “bad” is usually just undeveloped.
And every great writer you know today once sat with the same doubt, blinking at a cursor, unsure of what they were even trying to say.
So, maybe the problem isn’t the writer—it’s how we define good writing too early.

Let’s start by dismantling a popular misconception:
There are no inherently bad writers.
There are only writers who are unpracticed, unshaped, or misunderstood.
Some are still finding their rhythm. Others are too afraid to share their voice.
But none of them are beyond becoming great.

Not long ago, a lady reached out to me.
She wanted to become a content writer—but confessed that she had never written anything before. Not a blog. Not even a journal.
I encouraged her to write something anyway, no pressure. She did.