I believe giddy as used in the above text would be excited, frivolous, carefree, etc.
Hope it helps!
The answer is the first one.
In "Writers often disavow the notion of a 'literary duty'" the author conveys a somewhat condescending attitude, as if they would always follow this and set aside anyone who said otherwise. This attitude says the author is looking down on them, and that the author believes that many authors do not meet their standards.
Another answer I would consider is "...writers ruined by their shrill commitments." However, there is no context or clear tone. The author could be mournful of the lost potential for all we know.
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the children played in the park when it started to rain
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Claudette goes to the dance floor to do the Sausalito, but blanks and tries to ask Jeanette for help. Jeanette won't help her with the steps
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