I still read Hemingway. I still read his short stories because they're so good. He doesn't waste any words.
Using adverbs is a mortal sin.
I focus on characters as individuals with attitudes and write each scene from a particular character's point of view. That way, even narrative passages take on the character's sound. I don't want the reader to be aware of me, writing.
All the information you need can be given in dialogue.
What do you tell a man with two black eyes? Nothing, he's already been told twice.
The line of dialogue belongs to the character; the verb is the writer sticking his nose in.