So ... this is encouraging

We were given back our essays for the Literature and Cinema at Sydney University.  I was given a High Distinction for my essay on Adaptation.  That's good (and what I'd set out to achieve).  More encouragingly, my tutor closed his remarks by writing, "But perhaps what I liked most was the lucidity and style, which I found very winning."

Very encouraging.  Now remember this ... ditch the ego; just write.