One hundred years ago, Ernest Hemingway imported the conventions of news journalism into fiction. This was revolutionary and many people have fond memories of reading The Sun Also Rises or For Whom the Bell Tolls. Of the literary lions, Hemingway remains quite readable and all of his books are in print. His persona hasn’t aged as well, but Papa won history because most people who teach and talk about writing today operate entirely in his shadow.
Entirely is an adverb. I happily used it. Trigger warning: more adverbs to come.
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