Word: stylesã
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Dates: during 2001-2001
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...discussion of the final eight largely surrounded writing styles??€”which four writers would fit together the best, a distinction that has much more to do with luck than with ability. In the end, our final cut of the last four highly qualified applicants had nothing to do with talent (because they were all talented), and everything to do with writing styles. Surface characteristics suddenly mattered a lot. I should add that we depended heavily on gut instincts, since predicting future writing ability based on a few paragraphs and a 15-minute chat isn’t an exact...