Some great writers' great habits
7 Writing Habits of Amazing Writers
1. Stephen King. - In his book On Writing, King says that he writes 10 pages a day without fail, even on holidays.
2. Ernest Hemingway. - By contrast with King, “Papa” Hemingway wrote 500 words a day.
3. Vladimir Nabokov. The author of such great novels as Lolita, Pale Fire and Ada did his writing standing up, and all on index cards.
4. Truman Capote. - He said he had to write lying down, in bed or on a couch, with a cigarette and coffee.
5. Philip Roth. - Roth works standing up, pacing around as he thinks.
6. James Joyce.- In the pantheon of great writers of the last century, Joyce looms large. And while more prolific writers set themselves a word or page limit, Joyce prided himself in taking his time with each sentence.
7. Joyce Carol Oates. -She writes in longhand, and while she doesn’t have a formal schedule, she says she prefers to write in the morning, before breakfast.
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Julia Cameron's writing habit
Writing quotation: “In order to succeed as an artist we must have two well-developed functions: our artist and its trainer. The trainer is steady and adult. It keeps its eye on the course and the long run. It coaxes, wheedles, begs, cajoles, and occasionally disciplines our artist, which Westie-like, proceeds in spurts and sometimes not at all,” Cameron says in Finding Water: The Art of Perseverance.
Writing tip: Julia Cameron's writing habit includes 3 pages. Yours can be 3 paragraphs or 3,000 words. Or, you can write for 3 hours – or just 30 minutes. The trick is to do something every day that moves you forward.
top writers' eating habits
Giles Coren
The Times columnist and food critic, broadcaster and writer lives in London
Michael Bond
The creator of Paddington Bear lives close to Paddington station in West London. Married with adult children
Daisy Waugh
The journalist and chick-lit' novelist lives in West London with her husband and two children
Alexander McCall Smith
Lives in Edinburgh with his wife and two daughters
Julie Myerson
Critic and novelist. Lives in Bristol with her husband and three children
Anthony Horowitz
Lives in North London with his wife and two sons
Kathy Lette
Describes herself as a 'demented mother'. Australian, now living in London with her husband and two children
Ben Macintyre
The author and Times columnist lives in London with his wife, the novelist Kate Muir, and their three children
Fiona Neill
The Slummy Mummy creator lives in London with her husband and three children
Tasmina Perry
Former solicitor, now novelist. Lives in London with her husband and son
Val McDermid
The crime writer divides her time between Manchester and Northumberland. Shares custody of her son with her former partner
Thicken the plot, not the waist: nutritionist's advice on snacking
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