What if Trees Could Talk?

6 Pillars of Writing Mastery

Learning from the Giants

“Whoever Tells the Best Story Wins…” ~ Annette Simmons

Celtic spirituality has a great regard for the senses, especially the sense of vision, and the importance of bridging the visible with the invisible. As you will soon see, this is a core philosophy of all great writers. If you’re anywhere between wannabe writer and published writer, you’re in for a treat.

Pillar 1: Don’t describe an emotion — create it.

Could Ernest Hemingway have delivered his classic The Old Man and the Sea with such impact if he hadn’t been a deep sea fisherman himself? He focused on the point where action and feeling became indistinguishable and we, as readers, felt exactly what he wanted us to feel. Here, Hemingway explains to a friend interested in writing, how to train to be a better writer while the two were actually out deep sea fishing.

“Watch what happens today. If we get into a fish see exactly what it is that everyone does. If you get a kick out of it while he’s jumping remember back until you see exactly what the action was that gave you the emotion. Whether it was the rising of the line from the water and the way it tightened like a fiddle string until drops started from it, or the way he smashed and threw water when he jumped. Remember what the noises…