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I’m remembering this writing advice from a book of quotes about writing by Ernest Hemingway:

Ordinarily I never read anything before I write in the morning to try to bite on the old nail with no help and no influence and no one giving you a wonderful example or sitting looking over your shoulder.

- from Ernest Hemingway on Writing

I was surprised to learned that Hemingway who had such a distinctive and strong voice felt he needed to avoid other voices in order to record his own.

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