100 years ago, this month, Ernest Hemingway showed up at the Toronto Star looking for freelance work. A friend introduced him to the editors, and...
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Writing a Book: Four Ways to Write Like Hemingway
You probably won't win the Nobel Prize. You may not even have a bestseller. But you can do four things the way Papa Hemingway did them. Keep It...
Hemingway would have been a great blogger
Ernest Hemingway is best known for his novels and short stories, but he started out as a journalist. Right out of high school he signed on as a cub...
Advice from the Masters: Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway is my main writing hero. So I was surprised last weekend when I realized that I've never featured any of his wisdom among the...
Write drunk. Edit Sober.
“Write drunk. Edit sober.” Whether Ernest Hemingway ever said those words or not, there’s wisdom in that quote. It just doesn’t have anything to do...
Better Writing: 2 Ways to Spark Inspiration
You need inspiration to do your best work. When you are inspired, you can get into the zone and produce good work. When you're not inspired, you...