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âWe are fond of separating style and content for the purposes of analysis, and so on, but they aren't separable, they come from the same place, and style is morality, style judges.â
This is a quote taken from Martin Amisâs essay on Saul Bellowâs âThe Adventures of Augie Marchâ.
And if as he maintains, âstyle is morality, style judgesâ, and if, indeed, this is not content produced just for stylistic effect, then this is an idea with interesting implications.
Now there are many different aspects to style, such as The use of Creative devices, Diction, Grammar, Tone, Rhythm, Cadence - and this is not an exhaustive list.
So then, according to Amis, Grammar is Style, Tone is Style, but also - character is style, and even, setting and plot, is Style, and all the Literary tools available to and employed by the writer, taken as a whole, are,, style.
In studying the History of Literature - you find that some of its meatiest and most appealing aspects are - Literary Feuds - enter William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway. Two, outstanding writers with very different, and in fact, antithetical styles. So following the thread, these are two writers whose writings contained two very different Moralities and Judgments of the world.
This short video essay then leads up to a brief but finely crafted paragraph taken from â100 ways to improve your writingâ by Gary Provost, which stands unique as it employs the very form that it is trying to teach, about the art of writing, and how sentences can be stylised for greater impact and musicality.
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Absalom, Absalom! By William Faulkner (Vintage Classics): amzn.to/3muyV6f
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100 Ways to Improve Your Writing By Gary Provost: amzn.to/2J0u9jp
The War Against ClichĂŠ: Essays and Reviews 1971-2000 By Martin Amis: amzn.to/3h1X96L
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I love that quote from Provost. I have that book, but came across the quote on the internet years ago. Everytime I read it, it gives me chills. It's amazing how affecting a simple sentence can be when you use the right combination of words, verbs, rhythm, etc. As a writer, it makes me fall in love with writing all over again, everytime I read it.
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WHAT A GREAT SPACE. This Channel is NOT just another one. Congrats and thanks very much! Are you how many people?
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What fascinates me are all the things you do as a writer that are considered good practices but come as instinctive. Like varying the length of sentences to provide variety. Itâs something so basic that speaks to our common tastes, desires, and humanity.
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The best class that increased my writing skills and feared taking it was âCreative Writingâ. It pushed me to not to be afraid to write. It challenge the students to beyond the safety zone. Some of the writing I heard from other students made be blush. I needed to go there if I was to succeed. It was the best class that push me forward and increased my grade average. I still 20 years later remember the stories that were created,
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For my money--or my less than humble opinion, Hemingway is a grand writer, but there is the sheer beauty of music and all there is, and possibly ever will be with reading Faulkner.
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I am listening to it on loop. It gives me goosebumps and I go straight to write something after watching this. Thank you for such video, music, visuals and the voice.
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I have been practising writing since 2020, started writing my first novel, and then took a break. So far, I have learned one hardest lesson, which is that you don't need big words or a complex construction of a sentence to tell a sequence, rather you can deliver a message with the usage of proper nouns and verbs. In addition, the minimum usage of adjectives is better for a clear understanding. To conclude, your readability score and literary are not predominant in writing, especially fiction writing and story-telling.
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This is one of the best videos about writing I have ever saw. Subscribed.
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Truly amazing, I've stumbled upon this idea of objective morality, to enhance my writing earlier this year, and honestly the best sources are in fact the religious textures for a comprehensive set of morality
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Non finer recapitulation of style has crossed my path to this day !
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This is an excellent video, you communicate better than any other literary content channel. Clean, direct, and masculine, just like Hemingway! Subscribed.
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The conviction and pathos in the composition of this piece, makes it insightful, relevant and effortlessly enjoyable to listen to.
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Me personally, I'm more on the side of Faulkner, but there's a time and place for every writing style.
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I played this video numerous times as well. The voice hits the perfect pitch for conveying such a beautiful piece of text. Thank you.
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Loving this insight. The syntax is one of it
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Thank you so very much! So simple, such insight, elegantly said. I needed to hear this and will listen over and over again.
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Have you read much McCarthy? in the Border Trilogy he hits that perfect medium between Hemingway terseness and Faulkner eloquence. Crushing books.
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Ha! Gary Provost is the best how to write author there is. He died too young but his work is brilliantly simple in teaching anyone how to be a better writer. So glad to hear his name mentioned.
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Wow - great stuff!!
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@michij3852
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I was searching for inspiration while stuck a writing project for school. This video is poetry. Words are powerful, magical tools. I hope someday I will be worthy to use them.
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