LETTERS
STAR LETTER
Letter opener
It’s often said that writers should avoid writing for free because it lowers the general standard and leads to poorer conditions. If that were true, then my writing this letter would be wrong. But, I know it’s not. The alternative isn’t a fullypaid letters page – lovely as that would be – rather a smaller or, worse, no, letters page. And I prefer a generous space for reader feedback, conversation and debate. I’m always delighted when I find a full two-page spread of letters, and the letters pages are one of my first reads every month – not just because they come early inthemagazine; Idon’treaditinorder. In an increasingly automated world, people need to feel human connection and I’m grateful to Writing Magazine for helping sustain writing connectivity.
