For a writer famous for short, declarative sentences and action scenes involving hunting and fishing, Hemingway sure used a lot of to-be verbs in his descriptions. I wonder how much of that would make it past a modern workshop or English teacher? I sometimes prefer it, but I know I’ve worked to weed those passive verbs out of my prose (more so in the past - now I just go with the flow, hehe).
For a writer famous for short, declarative sentences and action scenes involving hunting and fishing, Hemingway sure used a lot of to-be verbs in his descriptions. I wonder how much of that would make it past a modern workshop or English teacher? I sometimes prefer it, but I know I’ve worked to weed those passive verbs out of my prose (more so in the past - now I just go with the flow, hehe).
For a writer famous for short, declarative sentences and action scenes involving hunting and fishing, Hemingway sure used a lot of to-be verbs in his descriptions. I wonder how much of that would make it past a modern workshop or English teacher? I sometimes prefer it, but I know I’ve worked to weed those passive verbs out of my prose (more so in the past - now I just go with the flow, hehe).
There comes a time when the ear knows better. 😃