C.I’ll give you some practical advice on publishing good writings, but first let’s establishsomething important: There is no objectively good work and there are no objectively goodwriters. I can name plenty of books that I think are genius but are detested by great writerswhose opinions I respect and,   31     , there are books I despise which are revered bywriters I love. A piece of writing has no   32   value in a vacuum. How “good” it is isdecided by people at a point in time and space. I don’t think my advice is uselessly abstractand I think this has a real   33    on how you choose to think about your own writing andwhere you look for   34   . Sitting around wondering if you’re “good” and expecting theworld to answer is like asking how you know when your book is done — it’s not somethingthe book or the world can tell you. It’s a decision you need to make.      When I write, the standards I try to meet are my own: Do I want to read what I’m writing?It’s that simple. If I write a poem or an essay that I want to read and re-read after I’ve finishedwriting and editing it, then it’s good in my own light. If you don’t feel that way about your  own writing, the challenge becomes: Write something that you would want to read. It maysound 35 , but I don’t think most writers hold themselves to these standards. Did youknow that people are faster to recognize photos of themselves that have been photoshopped tomake them look slightly more attractive? Self-assessments are often self-flattering and help inevaluating your own writing.
【題組】31.
(A) to cap
(B) upside down
(C) by analogy
(D) vice versa