We have heard some of them, even got lost reading their masterpieces. But what kind of habits did they form to write better? How did they create those magical sentences?
If you are curious as well, keep reading!
Surprisingly Weird Writing Habits of 15 Legendary Authors!
1. Victor Hugo
He used to lock all his clothes into a closet except for his scarf. The reason was to stay both focused and preventing the temptation of going outside. You obviously can't go out with only a scarf on.
2. James Joyce
He wrote on giant paper with crayons because of his eye problems. He deserves double respect for creating those well-known lines with such method.
3. Truman Capote
He could be the one who had the weirdest writing habits. He would never write on Fridays or in hotel rooms which included the number 13 or near an ashtray which had more than 3 cigarette butts in it.
4. Jack Kerouac
This might not count as a habit but he wrote his famous novel On The Road on a giant piece of parchment paper.
5. Fredrich Schiller
One of his desk’s drawers was full of rotten apples because their smell gave him inspiration.
6. Vladimir Nabokov
He used to write each paragraph on cards and put them in a shoebox. That way he could change their orders whenever he wanted.
7. Agatha Christie
The master of detective stories, Agatha Christie, always wrote when she was eating an apple in the bathtub.
8. Wallace Stevens
He used to write his enthusiastic poems on slips of paper while walking. That enthusiasm in his poems was clearly inspired by the energy of his steps.
9. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
The French novelist would pluck a flea from her dog’s hair. We don't know why but it's possibly a way of getting inspiration.
10. Edgar Allan Poe
Poe wrote on separate pieces of paper and attached them using sealing wax. Not sure how happy his editor was about it.
11. John Steinbeck
He always had 12 sharpened pencils on his desk.This is what we call discipline!
12. Stephen King
He used to form 2000 adverbless sentences daily to exercise. We knew he doesn't like to use adverbials but this is just crazy.
13. Woody Allen
He used to take the subway in NYC on a busy night, observe people around him and come up with 50 jokes. This explains his amazing talent of observing society and people.
14. Virginia Woolf
She always wrote while standing. She could even be the inventor of the first standing desk.
15. T. S. Eliot
He used to cover his face with green powder while writing.
