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Hmmm. I can't ever get past poor writing, even if the story sounds like it's good. I think you need to have command of basic writing skills and those can be learned. I have to say there are many books that I look at on Amazon, read the first pages and go "nope." Dull writing will kill a story pretty fast, at least for this reader.
On another note, "descriptive" doesn't have to slow down your story. It can further it, depending on how it's done. I'm thinking of Station Eleven - the descriptions in it seem germane to the whole story. And that book was terrific.
Just because someone is a storyteller doesn't mean they can't write. And who knows if those writers thought they were more storyteller or more writer. We obviously all do both here. But I think one might come more naturally or be a stronger focus for people.
And I don't think description really has anything to do with it. I think being more of a storyteller or a writer has more to do with how you approach writing and not necessarily how good the work is.