Writing advice from iconic authors

Bask in the timeless wisdom of Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain, Elmore Leonard and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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If your job involves writing in any way—or even if you just pen an occasional love note—it always pays to improve your skills.

There’s plenty of writing advice out there, but why not learn from some of the best who ever put pen to paper?

Let’s review a handful of timeless tips shared by four literary giants:

Ernest Hemingway

“Papa” was a master craftsman with words. His concise style is a testament to brevity, which all writers should emulate.

Here are a few pieces of enduring Hemingway wisdom, as listed by Open Culture:

Mark Twain

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