What percentage of being an Olympic champion would you attribute to hard work versus natural talent? Kristi Yamaguchi answers: “I think it’s drive over talent for sure. I was not the quickest learner. When I was 7, my mom said, ‘You need to work harder because everyone else is learning faster than you.’ Skating taught me to have a work ethic—in order to improve, you have to put the time in.” Quote from Parade magazine, January 19, 2014. Same with writing, right? You know the drill . . . butt in chair. Warm up with a freewrite, using a prompt. Then keep going. Just write.