Originally Posted by
moptop
I don't think any one thing is enough. Who was it said writing was 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration?
Each one of us has different innate skills, and no doubt we envy the skills that others have, which we lack. Personally, I find it easy to use words and, from the feedback I have had over time, my writing is emotional and evocative. I find it quite easy to come up with an interesting initial idea, but I find it very, very difficult to turn that initial inspiration into a full story.
Others, I know, come up with full detailed, complex plots, and find it intensely difficult to create realistic characters, or to use words to describe atmosphere effectively and so engage the audience.
So - you need the lot, and the bits that don't come naturally, you just have to work at.