http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/novelist Questions tagged with 'novelist' at Ask MetaFilter. Sun, 13 Aug 2006 13:46:38 -0800 Sun, 13 Aug 2006 13:46:38 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/44315/Famous%2DWriting%2DHabits Famous Writing Habits? I come across sites dealing with a few here and there but there is no great collection I can find. Common examples: Hemingway's habit/belief of 500 words per day, Faulkner drinking whiskey whilst writing, Balzac drinking 10+ espressos a day, Thomas Wolfe's habit of writing standing up and his prolixity (so much so that Max Perkins had to substantially edit his work). Certain writers lived philosophies on first drafts/revisions, words/hours per day, etc etc. I have no problem locating famous quotes, but I'm more interested in info about actual behaviors. Hope that sounds right. Thank You in advance. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2006:site.44315 Sun, 13 Aug 2006 13:46:38 -0800 anecdotes novelist novelists writers writing Gnostic Novelist