Octavia Butler Believed Every Writer Had a Secret Weapon (Even You)
Hint: It’s not talent. Or Inspiration.
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4 min readOct 29, 2019
“Forget talent. If you have it, fine. Use it. If you don’t have it, it doesn’t matter. As habit is more dependable than inspiration, continued learning is more dependable than talent.”
— Octavia Butler
