Robert served as a co-founder, publisher and editor at Story Line Press for twenty-two years and co-editor for The Reaper, a literary magazine. He's also author, co-author, translator and editor of nineteen books.
And that's just the beginning. You can learn more about Robert and his vast experience in this
Q&A.
When we asked Robert for his favorite piece of writing advice, he cited Ernest
Hemingway's words from A Moveable Feast: "Write one true sentence."
But what does that mean? And how do we do it?
"Do not worry," Hemingway writes. "You have always written before and you will write now. All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know.”
"If I started to write elaborately," he continues, "I found that I could ... throw it away and start with the first true simple declarative sentence I had written."
So what does Papa mean by "true sentence"? And how do we know when we've written one?
What is the truest sentence you've ever written? What is the truest sentence you've ever read?
And please join us in welcoming Robert to the WBN team!
