andable 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 endlessly 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. Plutarch explained to his wife how to deal with her grief and how much he admired her for acting the way she had, and then ended. Montaigne wrote about the deformed child and his thoughts on deformities and finished in one page. Talk about brief! Readers like to read works that do not ramble.So what makes good writing? As Seneca, Plutarch and Montaigne show in their works, it must be interesting, understandable, and concise. By writing in this manner a work can transcend the ages and be as valuable today as it was when it was written. ...
