Originally Posted by ultramarina
I'll also point out that the findings on girls' superior verbal skills haven't seemed to translate into most famous authors being women (and the world vociferously defending that as the natural order of things). Hmmm. It seems this "natural superiority" thing isn't destiny, eh?

I wouldn't assume that verbal skills differentiate the best authors. I've heard it said that people are best at writing what they know. If that's true, then knowing about the kinds of things that people want to read about gives you an advantage. Hemingway comes to mind, for example.