You may remember Jack Milgram of Custom Writing from his Infographic, 28 Boring Words and What to Use Instead. He has now shared with us his latest creation: 20 Quirks & Strange Habits of Famous Writers.
Infographic: 20 Quirks & Strange Habits of Famous Writers
19 Monday Feb 2018
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The Poe one makes so much sense. Even the cat dying 2 weeks after him. Animal can have broken hearts and depression too.
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That’s so Poe, though, isn’t it?
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Definitely.
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Standing up at your desk is now considerd to be good for your back and general health.
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So, Woolf was just a woman ahead of her time in that respect, too? 🙂
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Excellent Nicholas..Really enjoyable and fun read!
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Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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Interesting read. I never thought Poe could be MORE eccentric, but alas…
Also, didn’t Hemingway write standing as well? I thought I read that somewhere.
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According to https://www.prdaily.com/Main/Articles/5_famous_writers_who_stood_while_they_worked_8390.aspx , he did, along with others!
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Thomas Wolfe was a tall man who stood and penned his books atop a refrigerator.
Me? I recline in my lazyboy, write til I a nap hits me, awake and find a lot ‘x’ lines to erase on my laptop screen! Truth! NOT fiction! 🙂 And, I still like what I write…
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“Nap-as-I-type”: you can write that down as your quirk 😀
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I couldn’t really get past poor James Joyce and his terrible eye sight. Fancy having to wear white to illuminate the page.
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It was quite an ingenious solution to his problem, actually!
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Enjoyed these authors’ writing habits, NR. Thanks for sharing. My best wishes.
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Thank you, Billy! I’m glad you enjoyed the post 🙂
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Fascinating facts. Lots of quirks and oddities, but amazingly talented writers. Thanks for sharing, Nicholas. This was entertaining.
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Thank you, Jan! I’m glad you enjoyed the post 🙂
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What a fun adventure! Thank you for sharing these inside glimpses. 🙂
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We’re a strange lot 🙂
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Very interesting, indeed, and some of these make my habit of writing in total silence, surrounded by my inspiration boards (with pictures of places and character faces I’m writing about) seem pretty normal, in comparison. I mean, eating apples . . . in the bathtub . . . while looking at murder photos???? And she looks like such a nice little lady, too. 😀 Thanks for sharing, Nicholas.
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Lol-it’s always the quiet ones you need to worry about 😀
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Good stuff … I currently practice the Faulkner technique … and will give the Burgess technique a trail run first thing in the morning, right after I open my computer and pull up my latest manuscript. Thanks for a great post and some invaluable information.
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I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Andrew 😀
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Writers are peculiar and quirky in many ways! I don’t think I do anything strange when I write. I use a stand up desk and sway from time to time back and forth and stamp my feet because my legs do get stiff and cramped after a few hours at it. When the muse is working I go with the flow!
Great infographic! Fascinating to read about other authors and what works for them. Thanks for sharing, Nicholas! 🤗
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I’ve never been won over by standing desks, although I like to pace the office when on the phone (I can spend hours each day talking to clients). I’m fascinated by how many enjoy writing standing up 🙂
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I often stand at my desk, as I am now, so that doesn’t seem quirky to me. Brown’s idea of hanging upside down is the strangest of all. What a great infographic! Thanks for sharing, Nicholas.
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Thank you, Michelle! It was a fun one to share 🙂
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Thanks for sharing this! Have you read the book Writers Gone Wild by Bill Peschel?
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Can’t say I have. Link, please 🙂
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https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/306524/writers-gone-wild-by-bill-peschel/
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Thank you 🙂
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I hope you enjoy it!
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Love these quirks. I was just reading about the novelist Helen Oyeyemi, who said in an interview: “I can recommend wearing blue mascara while writing. I’m telling you, it really adds something.” Writers are lovable weirdos.
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Lol-I’ll keep it i mind, although I’m not sure what the missus will think if I borrow her mascara 😀
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Reblogged this on Random Repeat.
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