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Entirely correct. :)

Except for the second sentence they all use indicative tenses, only the second is subjunctive. I suppose the past tense here tells us that not only did they recommend giving up writing, but the...

Of course you actually only ever notice the subjunctive mood if you use the verb "be" or the third person singular of any verb, as in "it is / was required that he go (not "he goes") to the back of...