How To Write Like Cormac McCarthy

Jim Woods
Jim Woods
Nov 8 · 4 min read

Want to write like an all-time great? Here’s how to do it…

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Cormac McCarthy is often considered the greatest living American writer. Often mentioned with other greats like Faulkner and Hemingway, McCarthy actually has a style that is all his own. Here are some of the main characteristics of McCarthy’s writing.

Step 1) Think poetry as much as you do prose.

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