Article
Tell it Cool: On Restraint in Writing
New Ohio Review
Document Type
Creative Writing
Disciplines
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
1-1-2015
Abstract
For years, I've encouraged students to "tell it cool" when narrating a tale that is harrowing or emotional. A cool narrator can be a buoy in rough waters. I've always thought this advice came from Hemingway, but at this moment as I search my bookshelves for the place where Hemingway said it, I can't put my finger on the quote. I know it's in there somewhere, likely in one of the letters (bossy letters full of unsolicited advice and signed "Papa" when friends were just writing to ask for money)...
Copyright Owner
Debra Marquart
Copyright Date
2016
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Citation Information
Debra Marquart. "Tell it Cool: On Restraint in Writing" New Ohio Review Vol. 19 (2015) p. 155 - 158 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/debra-marquart/70/
Originally published as “Tell it Cool: On Restraint in Writing.” New Ohio Review 19 (2016): 155 – 158. Posted with permission.