Tuesday, November 20, 2001 ( 2:17 PM ) 17 Writing Secrets

"Be interesting with every sentence. Be brief. Hemingway's first editor at the Kansas City Star gave him this style sheet: 'Use short sentences. Use short first paragraphs. Use vigorous English. Be positive, not negative.' Hemingway later referred to that list as 'the best rules I ever learned for the business of writing.' "

That's from an article in The WD 2001 "Guide to Writing Fiction Today" - on sale online for only $6.50.

Of course, once the "writing secrets" are published on the web, they aren't secrets anymore.

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