“How to Say Nothing in 500 Words”: Classic Writing Advice for Today’s Writers

Writing tips for every era and every writer

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Writing tips often get distilled to simple formulas and rules from the most talked about writers. Stephen King’s “kill your darlings,” Anne Lamott’s “bird by bird,” Ernest Hemingway’s iceberg theory of writing, and William Zinsser’s “Simplicity” all have a place…