And it's not very difficult at all. Some teachers of writing, including some writers, have made writing a very complicated thing. Well, in an abstract sense that language may refer to real things. But remember that every specialty develops jargon, and remember that writing is one of the oldest specialties. Also, take my word for it, most of the people who are now so glib in discussing these matters did not know them at the time of their first sales, or, conversely, have never sold anything, but have simply learned the jargon.
Writing is, in fact, a simple creative exercise.
But the very fact that they can learn writing by simple trial and error should tell you something. And that kind consists overwhelmingly of stories. There are also vignettes, jokes, japes, and other small forms, which are small for various reasons, I think most of them transient. Certainly it has a place in any age, and you will, from time to time, see vignettes published in many places, including this one. But what most readers want most of the time is story, and that is what we are going to teach you.