Continuing on in the interview with Ira Glass, he discusses the time it takes to develop a good story; however, it holds true for developing any skill. We attempt to develop a skill because we have good taste, a passion for the subject matter.
At first what you are creating isn't so good, its trying to be good, it has ambition to be good, but its not. The reason you know this is that your taste is good enough to tell you that it isn't that good. Causing what you are making to be a disappointment. At this point a lot of people decide to quit, since they are not great at the skill they are attempting to master, yet most people that do creative work go through a phase where what they are creating is not that good.
Like any artisan skill, they cannot be mastered overnight. Mastery of any skill requires dedication and effort. Consider Martial arts, when you begin, you have a vision of what it means to be good, a master; however while you have that taste of what good is, your current work does not product the same results. Through practice your skill is refined and becomes ever closer to resembling the vision of what it means to be good.
Through keeping your standards high and creating a large volume of work, you refine your skill to create something really good.
See the complete interview:
Ira Glass On Story Telling #1
Ira Glass On Story Telling #2
Ira Glass On Story Telling #3
Ira Glass On Story Telling #4
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