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I Give the Worst Writing Advice in the World (honest-broker.com)
3 points by paulpauper on Nov 27, 2024 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments



It's too bad he does not answer how to write better. It's more about making a career out of it.


Gil: Would you read it?

Hemingway: Your novel?

Gil: Yeah, it’s like 400 pages long and I’m just looking for an opinion.

Hemingway: My opinion is that I hate it.

Gil: You haven’t even read it yet.

Hemingway: If it’s bad, I'll hate it because I hate bad writing. If it’s good I’ll be envious and I’ll hate it all the more. You don’t want the opinion of another writer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wM06z5lA74




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