Ernest Hemingway on Writing
by Larry W. Phillips · first published 1985
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on “Ask HN: Books on specific topics that have applied to many areas of your life?” ↗I'd recommend Stephen King's "On Writing", Ray Bradbury "Zen and the Art of Writing", and "Ernest Hemingway on Writing". All have great insights into the joy and struggles of writing. I really appreciate how their musings focus on the struggles of writing well since everyone tries to romanticize writers. It's hard no…
on “A Classic 'Nontextbook' on Writing” ↗…write a 1,000 (polished)words a day. He struggled with it, but strangely, his creativity came from his routine. I'd recommend Stephen King's "On Writing", Ray Bradbury "Zen and the Art of Writing", and "Ernest Hemingway on Writing". All have great insights into the joy and struggles of writing, but each on makes you want to be a great writer. Best of luck keeping it up!
on “Tell HN: Writing helps” ↗…Farming the Woods Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms Affinity Designer Workbook The Age of Surveillance Capitalism Walden A Guide for Desert and Dryland Restoration Ernest Hemingway On Writing The Two Hands of God (Alan Watts) The Anarchist's Design Book and/or With the Grain: A Craftsman's Guide to Wood Dune Some other fiction reading I'll decide on after I finish Dune Books/Authors…
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