what to leave out
Everybody’s talking about Hemingway this week.
Well, maybe not everybody. But many of us who think deeply about writing have the new three-part PBS documentary about the life and work of influential 20th century American novelist, Ernest Hemingway, on the watch list.
Hemingway started out as a newspaperman, and his voice as a short story writer and novelist was noted for its punchy minimalism.
That makes this a good week to talk about brevity. Compression. The art of leaving stuff out.
Many writers know that “cutting” is part of revision, but it’s not always easy to know what to cut. Let’s discuss.
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Maryrose Wood
I’m the author of fourteen published novels, including ALICE’S FARM, A RABBIT’S TALE (Macmillan, 2020) and the six-book Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series (Balzer + Bray / HarperCollins). I founded Path of the Storyteller in 2020 to offer serious writing craft training for writers who’re ready to take their work up to pro level. Here’s where I blog about writing craft, publishing, and the writing life in general. Learn more at pathofthestoryteller.com.
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