Comments on: Writers: Don’t Just Look – Observe. Don’t Just Hear – Listen. http://thewritersbag.com/writing-techniques/writers-don%e2%80%99t-just-look-%e2%80%93-observe-don%e2%80%99t-just-hear-%e2%80%93-listen Writing tips for the real world. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:02:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Isaac http://thewritersbag.com/writing-techniques/writers-don%e2%80%99t-just-look-%e2%80%93-observe-don%e2%80%99t-just-hear-%e2%80%93-listen/comment-page-1#comment-2178 Isaac Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:02:33 +0000 http://thewritersbag.com/?p=220#comment-2178 I like the idea. I teach writing at a university and I stress again and again that students need to look at the world around them and not just in books. It's weird that Hemingway noticed everything, then included as little of it as possible in his works. He wrote, he said, "on the principal of the iceberg. There is seven-eighths of it underwater for every part that shows. Anything you know you can eliminate and it only strengthens your iceberg. It is the part that doesn't show." http://wayswithwords.blogspot.com I like the idea. I teach writing at a university and I stress again and again that students need to look at the world around them and not just in books.

It’s weird that Hemingway noticed everything, then included as little of it as possible in his works. He wrote, he said, “on the principal of the iceberg. There is seven-eighths of it underwater for every part that shows. Anything you know you can eliminate and it only strengthens your iceberg. It is the part that doesn’t show.”

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]]> By: Isolde http://thewritersbag.com/writing-techniques/writers-don%e2%80%99t-just-look-%e2%80%93-observe-don%e2%80%99t-just-hear-%e2%80%93-listen/comment-page-1#comment-409 Isolde Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:25:55 +0000 http://thewritersbag.com/?p=220#comment-409 This is true on so many levels, and will help you be a better human as well as a better writer. People are always communicating on two basic levels: what they are saying, and what they are saying *behind* those words. On some people it is easier to read those motives than others, but no matter who you are you do it too. Learning to read other people's subconcious messages will help you understand yourself more in the end. Excellent advice This is true on so many levels, and will help you be a better human as well as a better writer. People are always communicating on two basic levels: what they are saying, and what they are saying *behind* those words. On some people it is easier to read those motives than others, but no matter who you are you do it too. Learning to read other people’s subconcious messages will help you understand yourself more in the end. Excellent advice

]]> By: Incurable Disease of Writing » Blog Archive » Just Write Blog Carnival July 11, 2008 Edition http://thewritersbag.com/writing-techniques/writers-don%e2%80%99t-just-look-%e2%80%93-observe-don%e2%80%99t-just-hear-%e2%80%93-listen/comment-page-1#comment-400 Incurable Disease of Writing » Blog Archive » Just Write Blog Carnival July 11, 2008 Edition Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:09:31 +0000 http://thewritersbag.com/?p=220#comment-400 [...] Osborne presents Writers: Don’t Just Look – Observe. Don’t Just Hear – Listen. posted at TheWritersBag.com, saying, “Steve Osborne, author of “Writing Tips for the [...] [...] Osborne presents Writers: Don’t Just Look – Observe. Don’t Just Hear – Listen. posted at TheWritersBag.com, saying, “Steve Osborne, author of “Writing Tips for the [...]

]]> By: [BLOCKED BY STBV] Rob Around the Clock http://thewritersbag.com/writing-techniques/writers-don%e2%80%99t-just-look-%e2%80%93-observe-don%e2%80%99t-just-hear-%e2%80%93-listen/comment-page-1#comment-347 [BLOCKED BY STBV] Rob Around the Clock Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:47:18 +0000 http://thewritersbag.com/?p=220#comment-347 <strong>Observational advice from Mr. Hemingway...</strong> Mr. Steve Osborne of TheWritersBag.com posted an excellent article yesterday, on the importance of observation to the writer. It was a piece that struck a chord with me, not least as the body of advice comes courtesy of one of... Observational advice from Mr. Hemingway…

Mr. Steve Osborne of TheWritersBag.com posted an excellent article yesterday, on the importance of observation to the writer. It was a piece that struck a chord with me, not least as the body of advice comes courtesy of one of…

]]> By: Chris http://thewritersbag.com/writing-techniques/writers-don%e2%80%99t-just-look-%e2%80%93-observe-don%e2%80%99t-just-hear-%e2%80%93-listen/comment-page-1#comment-345 Chris Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:40:36 +0000 http://thewritersbag.com/?p=220#comment-345 What great advice from a great writer! I started painting several years ago. I can remember distinctly the day that I realized I was truly observing color. I was looking at a forest. Suddenly it wasn't just a mass of green, but different shades and nuances. The experience was invigorating. What great advice from a great writer!

I started painting several years ago. I can remember distinctly the day that I realized I was truly observing color. I was looking at a forest. Suddenly it wasn’t just a mass of green, but different shades and nuances. The experience was invigorating.

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