Letters have to pass two tests before they can be classed as good: they must express the personality both of the writer and of the recipient.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
But the person who scored well on an SAT will not necessarily be the best doctor or the best lawyer or the best businessman. These tests do not measure character, leadership, creativity, perseverance.
Any good writer is going to be well-received and is going to not be well-received; that's how you know you're a great writer.
One serious drawback about letters is that, in order to get them, one must send some out. When it comes to the mail, I feel it is better to receive than to give.
Aside from sales, the letters from readers have been primarily positive.
That, for me, is a very important test of a young writer's commitment because most of them are going to have to continue doing that when they've finished the program.
The correctness and quality of what you write do not matter; the act of writing does.
When you write something it has to hit the level that you accept as being good.
Nowadays I'm not even sure if newspapers take into account whether a person is a good writer.
To find out your real opinion of someone, judge the impression you have when you first see a letter from them.
One of the problems of writing is that anyone who commits themselves to that process has to believe that they're good.
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