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Emotional fact--truer words...

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I haven't watched this video try, but let me guess. 1. Write everyday. Write a lot. 2. Read everyday. Read a lot. 3. Put your writing aside for a week and then look at it again. 4. Keep at it for years. How am I doing so far?

"One true sentence"? What's a "true sentence"?

Hemingway was sitting at a table with friends at Sloppy Joes. Someone came to the table and wanted to talk to his friend Sully, the machinist. They went to another table. Sully listened, started making "Go away." motions with his hands, then came back to the table. Hemingway asked what that was all about. Sully told him. "He wants me to help him rob the bank. He needs a cutting torch to cut through the bars on the vault, and I have the only cutting torch on the island. The cops know that. Hell, they borrow mine sometimes." That was how "To have and have Not" started. Story ideas are all around.

These rules are for Hemingway alone. He found them most useful. And, I'll assume, he believed everyone should copy him - because he was so 'great.' When in fact the rules are much simpler, because the rules don't adhere to having to be 'great.' The rules are yours not his: Write everything down - everything. That includes typos grammar mistakes incorrect punctuation - the overuse of adjectives - everything! Write it all down in the manner that best suits you. Whether it's by hand or on a keyboard or both. Don't labour over the right word or phrase - because you are creating barriers that belong to Hemingway not you. Your brain is a tap, listen to it and let it flow. Follow along as fast as you can. If your characters are TRUE they will guide you: trust them. Not these 6 rules. Trust yourself ultimately. And things will begin to move - sometimes at speeds you can barely keep up with. And I believe, that if you are struggling - something is wrong with your story. Open your 'own' mind to what's there. Let it flow. And don't question it. You will then have the opportunity to 'revise & correct' afterwards. Put everything in. Then at least you can take it out again. You are not Hemingway. You are yourself. Read Hemingway for sure - read widely, books magazines, road signs, cereal boxes. All have their place. Just don't shackle yourself. One last thought: write as often as you can: notes, poems, ideas, thoughts. Keep the tap open. And you'll begin to fill buckets.

Hey, Andy. Very insightful video. I, myself, am a self-published author and feel like the university system has dejected me. I'm in that boat of how the university system is not giving me the tools to build a network on my writing. I had expectations of how university will help me, but I'm starting to realize that I learn best by replicating the styles of famous writers I really look up to. The real education really just comes down to sitting down and putting words on the page.

Thanks for this!

Thank you so much!

I've always despised Hemingway's writing style, and yet, mine's so opposite it's worthwhile to hear what he says and take note.

The problem with the stripped down approach is that at the end of the day you’re left with a newspaper article, not a story. If i wanted to read a newspaper article, I’d pick up a newspaper, not a book.

I hope you do audiobooks for your own work mate. Great video and perfect music too

Number 1 tip for writing success: Write the book. No really, just sit down and write it.

Wonderful - thank you

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My writing changed after I read Hemingway.

Wow!

Thank you so much.

Get you some books to read on your day off

Thanks.

Background music name??

The most encouraging thing (for me) was to hear I am in the 1 percent who actually write a novel. And Mow I am revising my second one. BTW I am a retired newspaperman. If a person refuses to learn to write for a newspaper they won’t be successful writing anything else.

Nice job--but please PLEASE know (though almost no one else does any more) that "literature" is a four-syllable word not three. I think Hem would want you to.

But how do you know if your idea is good if you don't talk about it?🧐

Stumbled on this. Glad I did.

I would like to use a short clip from this as audio on a podcast I and working on. It is the quote "write 1 true sentence..." I will give you credit in the show notes. If it is agreeable to you please let me know. thank you!

I couldn’t stop listening! Great storytelling 👏🏻

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Please turnd down or turn off interfering music.

for I have seen lions on the beach...

now im 9 years old! and my litte sister is adorable

Excellent video, thank you 🤓.

love to read final product

I have 6 shweenie's

omg

This was so touching!!! Thanks for sharing.

and my tip for videos is do not put noise over the video that makes it hard to hear you

It makes me laugh when people say, "ya, I'm gonna write a book one day". It's the same as saying "ya, I'm gonna play in the World Series one day."

Awsome

Bostons are the best!

That's true student of Hemingway right here! It is really good! I do like it, please - do more!

I don't know why nobody is watching you. This is really useful. You cured me! Thank you!

This was great! :)

Number 7, stop looking at the NY Times.

Your video is valuable

The background music should be louder

Appreciate this a whole lot. Excellent, highly practical tips.

Thank you for these valuable tips!😊

Thanks for reminding us why nineteenth century novels are generally far more substantive and intellectually challenging than twentieth century novels. I think even Hemingway would have recommended that you enlarge your experience of twentieth century literature to include Joyce, Proust, Mann, Huxley, Woolf, Faulkner, Camus, Waugh, Wilder, Bellow, Forster, Kafka, etc., etc. Hemingway was undeniably influential, but he's construable as the twentieth century's greatest novelist only if we take 'greatest' to mean 'most easily parodied.'

That's a Russian typewriter.