Using a comment I made in another thread as a springboard:
Premise: Storytelling trumps writing every time. As between the two, you are far better off being good at the former than the latter. Readers will forgive mediocre writing (within reason; if the story is illegible, then you have a problem) if the story is interests them and is told in an engaging manner. Readers will not forgive the inability to tell a story, no matter how stellar the writing is.
Discuss
Premise: Storytelling trumps writing every time. As between the two, you are far better off being good at the former than the latter. Readers will forgive mediocre writing (within reason; if the story is illegible, then you have a problem) if the story is interests them and is told in an engaging manner. Readers will not forgive the inability to tell a story, no matter how stellar the writing is.
Discuss