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Good Writing What is keen writing and who prints well? In my college essay writing class we have looked at three illustrious inditers from various ages who are considered to be good writersSeneca the Younger (3-65 A.D.), Plutarch (46-120 A.D.), and Michael de Montaigne (1533-1592 A.D.). Although they are from different times and places, these writers mastered the art of good writing. Albeit they wrote about different things, there are three aspects of their writings that they all have in common--they write about a topic that will catch the interest of the reader, they write clearly, and they are concise.Writing about something that interests your reader is a very in-chief(postnominal) attribute for a writer. In Senecas On Noise he wrote about something that every bingle can relate to, that is noise. Everyone has dealt with noise that has distracted and annoyed them, so by writing about it Seneca piques the interest of the reader because they want to die how he deals with and what he has to say about the problem. Plutarchs Consolation to His married woman is of interest to readers because of the intimacy involved between a husband and married woman even when dealing with the subject of the death of a child. There is something voyeuristical by nature in human beings, so this story captures ones interest. Montaignes Of a Monstrous Child interests the reader because of the crotchety deformity of the child. Like the interest in what everyone has in common and voyeurism, mint are also curious and interested in oddities.To be a well-written piece, a writing must(prenominal) also be clearly and understandably written. Seneca, Plutarch, and Montaigne all write with very good grammar, using common wrangling and prospects to express themselves. In their works these three writers are able to get their points across in a very easy to read fashion. Anyone who has had to emphasize to stumble through a poorly written piece appreciates a work that is cl early written in an understandable manner.An other must for a writer to be considered a good writer is that his or her work be concise. Writings that seem to ramble on infinitely are a bore and torturous to read. Our three writers make good use of the virtue brevity. Seneca wrote what noise he encountered, how he dealt with it, how he thought it should be dealt with, what he was going to do about it, and then ended.