The Process

The Process

Some things are better left unsaid.

Hemingway's Iceberg Theory will make you better, deeper writer.

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Cole Schafer
Jun 30, 2026
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Ernest Hemingway believed omission made a story stronger.

Like an iceberg invisibly towering below the ocean’s surface, he wrote with the belief that most of a story should be hidden from the reader, leaving ample room for the imagination to run wild.

Hemingway’s Iceberg Theory is most prevalent in the intimate moments of his novels and short stories.

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