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Ernest Hemingway on Writing

By: Larry W. Phillips - editor
Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
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An assemblage of reflections on the nature of writing and the writer from one the greatest American writers of the 20th century.

Throughout Hemingway’s career as a writer, he maintained that it was bad luck to talk about writing - that it takes off “whatever butterflies have on their wings and the arrangement of hawk’s feathers if you show it or talk about it”.

Despite this belief, by the end of his life he had done just what he intended not to do. In his novels and stories, in letters to editors, friends, fellow artists, and critics, in interviews and in commissioned articles on the subject, Hemingway wrote often about writing. And he wrote as well and as incisively about the subject as any writer who ever lived....

This book contains Hemingway’s reflections on the nature of the writer and on elements of the writer’s life, including specific and helpful advice to writers on the craft of writing, work habits, and discipline. The Hemingway personality comes through in general wisdom, wit, humor, and insight, and in his insistence on the integrity of the writer and of the profession itself. (From the Preface by Larry W. Phillips)

©2002 Larry W. Phillips (P)2019 Simon and Schuster Literary History & Criticism Words, Language & Grammar Writing & Publishing Witty

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Although it may come across as fragmented, look beyond the finger pointing to the stars. There is much to glean from the master of versatile prose.

The. Key to the fabled mystery is unlocked

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very different from the Stephen king book I read on writing and so fantastic to get a different perspective. if you want to write this is worth reading

interesting insights into writing

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This is an excellent book that describes how Hemingway worked and his opinion of other writers.

Wonderful insight into Hemingway’s thoughts on writing

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