Write Like Hemingway

In this video essay, learn how famous American author, Ernest Hemingway, honed his writing style and what made it so unique by examining his novel, A Farewell to Arms.
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[@ioanvlad4008]

“He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary." - William Faulkner “Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words?" - Ernest Hemingway Ending on this note, I think you should do a video on Faulkner's convoluted style of writing. Cheers!

[@EntertainTheElk]

Love all of this comment! :)

[@Bgf777]

Faulkner greatly admired “The Old Man and the Sea.”

[@michaodh7481]

Faulkner stands corrected.... yesterday I had to look up the word 'darbs'...it occurs in Fiesta and it was a new one on me!

[@philippastore2228]

Perhaps Ernest went hunting for The Bear, only to discover Paradise Lost.

[@actuallypee1687]

Another well-researched and well-edited video. Thanks, Elk.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@daniel_netzel]

I've never read much Hemingway save for passages and quotes online, but what I've always appreciated about his writing style is that he doesn't try and make himself sound "oh so smart" like so many other writers. He just writes in an almost conversational format that flows beautifully. It's just nice not having to pull out the thesaurus every two seconds xD Loved this video, I would love to see more literature content in the future, my vote is for Palahniuk! Yes, it's pulpy and fun, but he's definitely my favorite author. P.S. Congrats on 150K!!!!!!!

[@EntertainTheElk]

Completely agree. He definitely knew how to write for the common man. It all feels very accessible with so much more richness underneath. I haven't read any Palahniuk but I've obviously heard so so many good things. Is there a particular book of his I should start with? And thanks! Now I got one more video before I jump in to ours!

[@daniel_netzel]

I'd say either "Survivor" is a great starting point, but honestly they're all great. My personal favorites are "Rant", "Diary", and "Damned". Awesome, I'm excited!

[@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs]

Film Radar I definitely recommend _A Farewell to Arms_ in its often sparse but beautifully simplicity

[@ktge5050]

Film Radar Choke is pretty good too. I liked Fight Club too even though I had already watched the movie. The absurdity of his stories are what I enjoy most about him. Ever read any Bret Easton Ellis? If you haven't and you enjoy Palahniuk, I'm sure you'd like him too!

[@aml-zq5mc]

Just finished reading it and that ending hit me with a ton of bricks.

[@vicenteortegarubilar9418]

The old man and the sea, probably one of my favourite books from when I was a child and a great film from spencer tracy.

[@EntertainTheElk]

I still need to see the film adaptation! Love the book though. :)

[@ktge5050]

It would be really cool if they would make a another movie about it present day

[@robertamcdonnell3205]

Vicente Ortega Rubilar here’s my take on that fabulous piece by Hemingway subliminalspaces.wordpress.com/2013/07/03/delving-deep-meanings-and-metaphors-from-hemingways-the-old-man-and-the-sea/

[@theeHeisenberg]

when i think of most of his books, I remember them like it's a memory of something I lived through and it shakes me. I've never felt that powerfully about another writer

[@EntertainTheElk]

Love this!

[@marknewton6984]

Me too.

[@TheDiscardedImage]

With no shortage of videos on visual style, it's great seeing one on a writer. Lord knows more attention needs to be paid to literature in this day and age.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks, buddy! I agree.

[@ClintLoweTube]

I'm trying. Haha. Good quote.👏

[@storytellers1]

I loved Farewell to Arms when I read it in high school. It's been years, but I can still clearly visualize some of the passages. You can tell Hemingway's own experiences during the war made it feel that much more real and immersive. Thanks for the video Adam, great work! - Thomas

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks so much, buddy!

[@kolbybenthin]

Read _A Farewell to Arms_ a few months ago. Such a seemingly simple tale, but when you look deeper, it's messages are deep and truly impactful. Suffice to say, I loved it.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Awesome! So glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@ktge5050]

Kolby Benthin If you liked Farewell to Arms definitely check out For Whom the Bell Tolls next if you want to read more Hemingway. It's about meeting a girl in the midst of war as well. Then again, you can't go wrong with any of his work in my opinion. :)

[@Lemonpinesol]

How to drink like Hemingway, an even harder task.

[@EntertainTheElk]

You got that right!

[@raccoonjs6437]

How to use a rifle like Hemingway - way too hard.

[@nbeutler1134]

@@raccoonjs6437if only…

[@chris55529]

No, I nailed that last year.

[@torosalvajebcn]

Ernest Hemingway saved my life once. I was depressed and Reading his short stories collection at night allowed me to survive those bleak days. Thanks for the video.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Wow. I love the power of art and how it can offer hope. So glad you liked the video.

[@marknewton6984]

His short stories are great.

[@HornedBee]

This channel needs more literature reviews like this

[@EntertainTheElk]

There will definitely be more in the future! :)

[@Katy133]

I would absolutely LOVE to see you create a video on the writer PG Wodehouse (specifically, his Jeeves and Wooster series of novels). His writing style is so different and beautiful and entertaining. It transports me to an era I never knew.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Love it!

[@Nitpix]

Great video man, really enjoyed it!

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thank you so much!! :)

[@maxobyrne1474]

Consider me an entertained elk.

[@EntertainTheElk]

My job is done. :)

[@_Hell_cat_]

Loved it. Favorite so far I think.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Awesome! So glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@streettalk4thesoul]

THANK YOU FOR THIS!

[@nannyalberte]

Fascinating essay. Thank you!

[@EntertainTheElk]

Glad you liked it!! :)

[@chris55529]

Extremely helpful. Thank you for this!

[@santiagop.1717]

I know this is late but your video actually helped me a lot in my literature class, when i had to research about Hemingway's style. Your videos are great quality, and everything is clear and understandable. Love your work and again thank you very much!

[@hugoleonardoamaral586]

That was an amazing video man, keep these coming

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thank you, Hugo! I will indeed!! :)

[@ELLIOTTA]

Amazing video!! You truly are getting better and better. Your editing game is the unsung hero of your fantastic and profound content. Keep it up my friend.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Wow thank you so much! :)

[@alannothnagle]

Excellent and concise exposition of Hemingway's method. Much appreciated!

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@YAOES]

I think this is one of your best videos, and it kills me that it only has 30k views.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks! It's one of my favorites too. It's a shame that people didn't want to check it out. But that's the risk of doing educational content on KZbin.

[@blacksecurity2255]

I greatly appreciate these kinds of videos. It helps immensely with my own writing.

[@EntertainTheElk]

That's great!

[@allaboutracing8447]

I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THIS CHANNEL!

[@EntertainTheElk]

Yay! Thank you! :)

[@TenebrousHero]

Beautiful. Made my day.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Yay! :)

[@bwifpunish]

Excellent video Elk! I know these smaller videos are tougher but they are my favourite. Hope to see more.

[@tracypattin3746]

I LOVE this video. You are succinct. Easy to follow. More like this please!

[@keithhesh]

So very good. Thank you.

[@EntertainTheElk]

You're welcome! :)

[@mrvideogame007]

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing it

[@EntertainTheElk]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@stevensandersauthor]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@fionalam6041]

What a healthy dose of inspiration!

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks! :)

[@JohnThomas-ou2rn]

Excellent, and most of all, helpful. Thank you.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks, John! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@ian42069]

i like the idea of leaving most of it unsaid so that the reader can fill in the blanks. It reminds me of the Jaws filmmaking technique of leaving the shark unseen because spielberg knew the audience's imagination would be more powerful than anything else!

[@kevgh3869]

Wow! this was fantastic.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks!

[@ladybird491]

One way to be distinctive is to use the style of hemingway and someone totally different and someone else totally different and then combine them, which means reading writers from different times. You can program your mind to by reading them all and echoing them all, while you are deep in ketosis or took a natural brain pill, and magnesium. One way to do this on purpose is to look at your piece, like it is food, you add certain seasons at certain times when the food is cooking, and then sometime the same seasoning at a later time. Those seasonings you do this with, are very significant to the mood of the piece

[@MWarne58]

Hills Like White Elephants is the greatest short story ever written. It is the saddest thing ever written, and as I read it I got all choked up. Mostly dialogue but the conversations were short and sad and full of mysterious emotion and I read it several times and each time I read it my throats get tighter with emotion and my breath came in short gasps. Later I understood the story well. It is a very true story

[@EntertainTheElk]

I wanted to include Hills Like White Elephants in my essay but it became too long so I had to cut it. But I agree, it's a fantastic short story.

[@marknewton6984]

A great short story! You would also like "Up in Michigan."

[@yoyoassful]

I just found you through recommendations and subbed, I love this video. I would love to see some more videos on literature. I would really like to see more on the writing process of authors and how philosophy can be used to enrich a narrative. But really anything on literature would be great.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Awesome! Thanks for coming on board. :)

[@ladybird491]

I naturally write like him and 2 other writers Wonderful video! Thanks for sharing this

[@yves7778]

Thanks!!!!

[@JohnnyFilmsy-Boi]

You're just too good Elk. Love your stuff. Keep it rollin!

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thank you!!! :)

[@harrisonhunter9433]

Really great.

[@wes6571]

Great video!

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thank you!

[@thatRyzzle]

I'm not American, so I'm unfamiliar with E. Hemingway's work. But this video has gotten me interested in reading at least one book of his. Thank you!

[@EntertainTheElk]

That's great! :)

[@marknewton6984]

Try "A Farewell to Arms." You may like.

[@robertamcdonnell3205]

Fantastic insights. Thanks so much. I would love to hear more about Hemingway and Raymond Carver, also Carson McCullers as she’s rarely mentioned nowadays.

[@racquelrobinson3030]

Thanks a lot.

[@EntertainTheElk]

You're welcome! :)

[@saragates1337]

Awesome as always! Color me entertained ;)

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks Sara!

[@EvelioandZgroup]

Great video, as always! Brought me a whole new level of respect for Hemingway, who I always felt had a dry writing style that was pretentious. Looking at it closer now I understand what his approach was and am interested in revisiting his short stories that I initially dismissed. Thank you!

[@EntertainTheElk]

That's great! It's definitely a unique style that isn't for everyone, but I think there's still an appreciation for something different. Hope you enjoy it on a second glance.

[@EvelioandZgroup]

Entertain The Elk I definitely have. I revisited the short story “The Killers” and upon rereading it it’s a lot better the second time around. Although I feel a style like Hemingway’s isn’t one I would try to mimic, I can definitely appreciate how this kind of writing is done well and when it isn’t.

[@cosmovisionmx]

My favorite channel! U r great!

[@EntertainTheElk]

Yay!! Thank you so much. :)

[@JobinJosephkurian]

Wonderful!

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thank you!! :)

[@maximebelisle]

Very intereting. I love the channel, keep going!

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks so much! I will. :)

[@valentinkrajzelman4649]

Great vid!!

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thank you!! :)

[@Jdw-xc2ey]

I've always heard of Hemingway but never actually read any of his works. Now I am inspired to do as such. Thanks again for the great video. P.S. I really like George Orwell!

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks Joel! You should definitely check out Hemingway's work. Maybe I'll need a deep dive into 1984! Very timely.

[@yourlocalarsonist833]

Entertain The Elk I'm of the opinion that everyone should read 1984. Please do a video on it.

[@ktge5050]

Joel Wood Check out some The Old Man and the Sea first. It's a very short read and one of his best without a doubt. He has a lot of good short stories too. :)

[@keeganhottinger92]

Check out "The Sun Also Rises." It's one of his simplest and most beautiful. The scenery he paints on each page is without equal in literature. Few I have read come close to his ability to capture emotion, landscape, and theme in such decisive ways. It's an art few have been able to repeat.

[@Exima_yt]

This was an awesome video! A very interesting topic aswell, definately spiking interest even for people like me who normally aren't THAT interested in literature and mostly consume ^^ Thanks for making content : )

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thank you so much. I'm so glad you enjoyed the vid!

[@jjjames4484]

Beautifully done. If I might add one more example. Here in Argentina (spanish lenguage) we use the next phrase. "Cuando desperto, el dinosaurio todavía estaba allí." which translate to: "When he woke up, the dinosaur was still there". This is part of a short story or micro story by Augusto Monterroso. And it's considered a great example as to how to convey a storytelling. Whit the best regards. I send you a hugh from Argentina. Keep the incredible work

[@Air_Serpent]

Recently my professor gave us the assignment to analyze its potential meaning. It was very interesting to say the least.

[@jjjames4484]

@@Air_Serpent Rally? could you share what were your conclusions about that potential meaning?

[@Air_Serpent]

Jaime Monsalve that the writer meant for the story to represent humanity ignoring serious problems that don’t seem to touch them ( the dinosaur had not not eaten him yet) and expecting them to go away. But the dinosaur is still there as will be the problem.

[@eDrIClImOAnCo]

You were not kidding with the wording. It was...quite a lot, but I seemed to get hook by it. All in all, done with the book. Fascinating read it was.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Awesome!! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@donaldsossamon5095]

This wonderful amazing video is only partly because of you, but I fully thank you for it.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks!! :)

[@thetalentedmrdp6745]

amazing

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thank you! :)

[@Santosh-ug6lu]

New to the channel , really like the format of these videos . Really entertaining :D

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thank you so much! Glad you're enjoying the channel. :)

[@Emilytheawesome131]

Great video. I've never read A Farewell to Arms but this makes me want to

[@EntertainTheElk]

That's great! Glad you enjoyed the vid. :)

[@marknewton6984]

Great book-- you may like it. 😎

[@Man_Toast]

Excellent video, great to see a non-film/TV essay! Although they're brilliant too, awesome to hear you want to cover other medias and arts. There's defo an audience for that. Keep 'em coming dude, good stuff!

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thank you so much! Yeah, so many channels are just TV and Film. I guess because they get more views. When I try and branch out into other topics, I usually don't get as many views. I guess it takes time cultivating an audience that likes a variety of topics.

[@Man_Toast]

I would certainly hope so. It's clear to see why so many channels are Film/TV; it definitely brings in an audience, what with KZbin algorithms and just mainstream craze, and no doubt a lot of your viewers watch those primarily Film/TV channels (like me haha). I'll admit that I got into watching your stuff through your Simpsons video haha, but your editing style and writing voice is what kept me watching. You gotta good perspective going. Don't despair if your essays on other arts and medias get only a fraction of the views, that fraction are the dedicated guys who love your stuff! And hey, we enjoy your Film/TV videos too. Keep at it dude, great work.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Ha, yeah a majority of my subscribers are from the Day __ Died videos. But I'm glad people come and then stay for my other content that is more educational as opposed to subjective bashing of shows. Glad you stuck around! :)

[@gauravpandey4137]

A video about Thomas Pynchon would be very interesting.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Agreed!

[@pdzombie1906]

Nice!

[@TheLaughingOut]

I write philosophy, so not a lot of prose or poetry is involved, a few more long words perhaps. But this video definitely helped. I'm going to be thinking about my writing in these terms for a little while. Very grateful to you.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Yay! That's awesome.

[@AcolytesOfHorror]

Oh man this is one of your best, Sun Also Rises is one of my favorite books Since you mentioned poetry, I'd love to see you do Theodore Roethke.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thank you so much!! :)

[@LordofHyrule]

Excellent video! If you could make a video on James Joyce that would be absolutely fascinating. Definitely a vastly different approach than Hemingway’s.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Great idea!!

[@andrealbuquerque4752]

Superb

[@taylor08r]

Great video! I would love to see you cover some poetry too or the playwright Rajiv Joseph, who brings minimalism and cubism to his work similar to Hemingway

[@EntertainTheElk]

Love it! Thanks Taylor. :)

[@acasta403]

Great Video, I'd love to see more like this! And episode on Lovecraft or Jules Verne would be cool

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thank you! And that's a great idea.

[@mimisworlda]

I like the literature videos, more please.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Absolutely!

[@juangalobiset925]

Great video! I'd like to see you explore Tarkovsky regarding to cinema, and Gunter Grass regarding to literature.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thank you so much!! :)

[@thebookwasbetter3650]

Great video. There are too many videos telling us Hemingway was great but not why. I wish there were more deconstructionist videos like this about writers on youtube. Usually we just get 'Hemingway used short sentences and you should too.'

[@vischetty7736]

I always thought if I wrote it would be like Hemingway. The master.

[@Lucaslf2_]

Nice video. Hemingway knew that to make a good text, this would have to be simple, objective and alluring. However, he also knew that this simplicity would only be achieved with much effort and technique. Art is the realm of rules, Umberto Eco would say.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@jmiquelmb]

How about something considerably different like Joyce or Proust?

[@EntertainTheElk]

Great idea!!

[@Portmilieu]

Yeah please do Proust

[@danielnunez7073]

Or his rivalry with Faulkner

[@adriansheard1032]

It's really tragic that these videos don't get recognised more. I love the 'How X Died' series but this video is really a gem full of meaningful advice.

[@ktge5050]

Hemingway masculinized writing in his time. He exchanged beautiful, flowing, emotion evoking prose for what you see is what you get, straight to the point, economic, facts only, words. I love the verbose purple prose of the classics but I'm glad he created a new style for us to enjoy as well. His writing is very editorial because his first writing gig was for a newspaper in Kansas City. They had a set of rules for journalistic writing that he continued to follow throughout his entire career. His work is very easy to follow and understand and focuses on generally masculine activities such as war, fishing, hunting, boxing, bullfighting, etc. This makes him an excellent author to get young boys and men interested in literature. I wish more high schools would put more Hemingway in their curriculum. Young men aren't usually readers and that's just because they aren't aware there are books out there for them too.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Love this comment. Glad you enjoyed the vid!

[@marknewton6984]

Anything with Nick Adams His short stories are great!

[@janwojciechowski8446]

Excellent video essay. Thank you! Now I may improve my writing technique - in some way. :) And about the authors I'd like to know more - maybe you could make a video about Truman Capote, a true story genius? His stories were often simple and had this "everyday" feeling, yet were they entertaining and complex when it comes to character building. I read some of his books - in polish, it's my language - and truly loved his works.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the vid.

[@uneducatedboy]

Congrats on the sub count! Id be interested to see an analysis of Orwell, Steinbeck and J.K. Rowling!

[@EntertainTheElk]

I love all those ideas! I need to read more Steinbeck. Thanks so much for watching/commenting! :)

[@ShinbrigTV]

A Farewell to Arms is a great book! I had to read it for my history class but it's a dang good book.

[@EntertainTheElk]

That's awesome! :)

[@marknewton6984]

You would like his short stories too. "The Killers " inspired Camus.

[@OliverPaulMusic]

pier pasolini and willa cather are my fav authors

[@EntertainTheElk]

Love it! Thanks, Oliver. :)

[@maskedmanofwilde2454]

Great video! I would love to see something about oscar wilde. Another favourite author of mine is sadegh hedayat; a Persian writer who among many short stories wrote 'the blind owl' Thanks for the videos.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Love it! Thanks so much. :)

[@m0b5pawn94]

This was fantastic! Maybe Kerouac or Krakauer next? :)

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thank you! And those are great ideas.

[@stevegignac]

Another great example of Hemingway's 'iceburg' approach is his short story "Hills Like White Elephants" in which the subject of the conversation that the characters are having is never clearly stated, yet is understood by the reader sub-textually.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Absolutely! I thought about including that short story but thought it made the video a little long. Great example though!

[@trentonamori-medley9223]

I loved it! Vonnegut could be an interesting person to look into :)

[@EntertainTheElk]

Big Vonnegut fan! I'll definitely do a vid on him in the future.

[@reader88888888]

I've read A Farewell to Arms for high school. It was a good novel.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Awesome! :)

[@oanaalexia]

I really like the style of your videos, more people should see your work. Thank you for inspiring me. Why isn't real art trending? Your videos are like luxurious chocolate cakes and people prefer eating 3 days old popcorn with all the tea spilling and reveals of the little stars of KZbin. I wish you good luck, this should be your primary work that pays accordingly.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Wow thank you so much! And I agree, KZbin needs more varied educational content that is more life-giving.

[@kathlynp.6697]

omg, I just read The Sun Also Rises and halfway through The Old Man and the Sea, and so far I've been loving it!!!!

[@EntertainTheElk]

That's great! Glad to talk to another Hemingway fan. :)

[@ktge5050]

Kathlyn P. Check out some of his short stories too! Sometimes people forget they exist lol

[@marknewton6984]

Next up: A Farewell to Arms. (Hope so)

[@marknewton6984]

​@@ktge5050His short stories are great. Cat in the Rain!

[@crazycool1128]

I always feel stunted when I had to repeat words due to my limited vocabulary. Now I see that, if used wisely, repeating words often can be a good thing too

[@ishaanthewonderboy]

Favourite author : Douglas Adams, would love a video on him.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Love it! Thanks for the comment!

[@DarrenSemotiuk]

R.I.P. man who lived the sound "WHOOSH"

[@dadanikk]

good video

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks so much!

[@mollietenpenny4093]

Lloyd Alexander is one of my favorite authors. 😁

[@calamari3707]

I like this! I would enjoy seeing a Ray Bradbury, a George Orwell, a O’ Henry, and a Percy Bysshe Shelley video ^_^

[@EntertainTheElk]

Love it! Thanks!

[@zigaudrey]

Since I discorver the minimalist writing style, I wanted information about this particular style hard to understand. (It is buried in French) Now, I know how it works. We have the habit to follow the author's direction, not our's. This is why I didn't get it! I study his style in "The sun also rise", originally, I wanted "Old man and the sea" from my library. 3:30 The repetition of words shows their function as a tool, not as language. In short, the minimalist style encourages the reader to add a meaning. We are watching, we are interpretating. Words are tools, not decorations. There is no psychological depth. Only fact. And we create a story out of it. This particular style reminds me of comic books. Dialogues and actions are dominants, no psychological depth. We apply a moral compass to describe the characters, their thought and their motivations. What is the point of counting syllabes of words? Even a long word is useful.

[@9thchild358]

This video could also be titled "how to read Hemingway and enjoy him for dummies." Phenomenal job mate.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks!! Yeah, it's definitely an abrupt intro to Hemingway. :)

[@marknewton6984]

His short stories are great. Big, Two-Hearted River!

[@Capyman505]

Please explore the genius literature of acclaimed artist and writer Chris Chan

[@EntertainTheElk]

:)!

[@kellykitkat40]

Writing, it is like music or painting, you have to find your own voice, or at least be honest to it. For if you study, or emulate the style of others, too much, you might drown, and never express yourself. Elvis Presley, never wrote any of his songs, save for maybe, My Happiness - written for(?), recorded for, his mother, as a gift - but his interpretation of all the songs he sung was always original, his own voice, with no apparent influence or emulation of another artist. There have been moments when writing that it felt like I was holding a paintbrush rather than a pen. Ever feel that way? : Words, sentences, like brush-strokes?

[@kellykitkat40]

Taylor Swift, she does this talking rhyming thing - "Ro-me-o and Ju-li-et .."

[@EntertainTheElk]

I love that! And you're totally right, you can be influenced by someone's style but it must form your own unique hybrid, like Hemingway with Stein and Cubism. I love the allusion of brushing words like a painter. :)

[@kellykitkat40]

The challenge is to avoid that hybridization, aka that hegellian dialectic : thesis-antithesis-antithesis. The great ones, break the mold, to create a new archetype, "something new under the sun". As Nicholas Cage said of Jim Carey's performance in Pet Detective : "Well, we haven't seen that before." You want to avoid, The Blob, and be not, common, amongst thieves or nobility, boring.

[@picasmo103]

Please check out Gabriel Garcia Márquez. If you think that might be a bit too odd, as he originally wrote in Spanish, try Salman Rushdie.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Love it!

[@eDrIClImOAnCo]

Would you believe I just borrowed Farewell of Arms just an hour ago and I'm watching it right now?

[@EntertainTheElk]

That's awesome!!! :)

[@marknewton6984]

The novel is even better!

[@grantandrews4826]

I'm a writer and I loved this. Cormac McCarthy is definitely worth an essay. :)

[@EntertainTheElk]

So glad you enjoyed the vid! And McCarthy is a great idea. :)