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It's possible. I suspect that it's more a combination of lack of craft and talent. Craft is how the mid list authors make a living. When I say craft, I mean a combination of how the writing process works, and knowing what works in a story and what doesn't.
A classic example of this is the sentence "The smith stood under the tree". A perfectly reasonable sentence, but it's kind of dull. The sentence "The village smith stood under the spreading chestnut tree" engages the reader's imagination more. This is the sort of thing that a quality editor provides.
Talent is the obvious. Some people are just good at telling fun, engaging stories. They intuitively know how to tell a story for maximum effect. It's not really all that different than comedy. Some people are simply gifted comedians and can make an average joke funner than I ever could.
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