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And so in conclusion, let me say that great writing begins with great feeling.
This Chekhov story, this cliched plot of adulterous lovers, comes to life because of the author's intense affection for people, for himself.
It has the immediacy and the fascination of a hundred-year-old photograph, perhaps of our great grandparents, long dead, but here, here, intact for eternity.
How does some story by a beginner in creative lit class, full of pain and emotion, fall flat?
Great writing begins with great feeling, but great feeling does not necessarily constitute great writing.