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Day: November 16, 2018

Hemingway’s writing tips

November 16, 2018November 14, 2018 / Bob / Leave a comment

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Before he was a big game hunter, before he was a deep-sea fisherman, Ernest Hemingway was a craftsman who would rise very early in the morning and write. His best stories are masterpieces of the modern era, and his prose style is one of the most influential of the 20th century.

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