I read Hemingway. I like to read Hemingway. I encourage my students to read Hemingway.
But sometimes, I think I read Hemingway because I’m supposed to read Hemingway. Even though I can’t follow him sometimes. Even though I think his “one true sentences” don’t always seem that “true.”
I read Hemingway – or at least act like I’m reading Hemingway – because of what he said about writing.
I saw somewhere recently that some writer sat down and typed The Great Gatsby word for word to get a feel for how writers write.
Maybe I need to try that with Hemingway.
