It’s one thing to call yourself a writer; it’s quite another to actually write. So what separates the pros from the amateurs? Is it God-given talent? Natural skill? Or something else?

Of course, we all have gifts that we’ve been given. This is grace, the fact that we have things we are good at -- and don’t deserve them. But what we do with those gifts is what separates the outliers from the rest of the pack.