7 Tips From Ernest Hemingway on How to Write Fiction

Ernest Hemingway left behind great advise in letters, articles and books. Larry W. Phillips assembled these into a book published in 1984, Ernest Hemingway on Writing. Here are the seven best, as compiled by Open Culture.

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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.

Hemingway never wrote a treatise on the art of writing fiction. He did, however, leave behind a great many passages in letters, articles and books with opinions and advice on writing.

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1. To get started, write one true sentence.


2. Always stop for the day while you still know what will happen next.


3. Never think about the story when you’re not working.


4. When it’s time to work again, always start by reading what you’ve written so far.


5. Don’t describe an emotion — make it.


6. Use a pencil.


7. Be brief.

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