tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post3032069640789599170..comments2023-09-06T05:28:26.542-06:00Comments on David Powers King: Alex Morris: 10 Famous Writers and Their Writing HabitsDavid P. Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-26667551880198792002012-06-21T06:33:48.735-06:002012-06-21T06:33:48.735-06:00And thank you everyone who has enjoyed the article...And thank you everyone who has enjoyed the article! These are some of my favourites (although I've not read any of Nobakov's work yet) and I hope they can inspire you all in your writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-84157427716459983182012-06-21T06:32:09.073-06:002012-06-21T06:32:09.073-06:00Hi Julie! Yes, Philip K. Dick was a bit of an ecce...Hi Julie! Yes, Philip K. Dick was a bit of an eccentric. He would struggle to eat in public, apparently, and though the FBI were after him. Clearly he was very paranoid. I decided to avoid out most of the writers who resorted to alcohol for inspiration. Despite that Hemingway, Kerouac, Thompson and Capote made it in there! Inspiration can be found elsewhere, I believe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-66817659471180654132012-06-14T19:25:42.903-06:002012-06-14T19:25:42.903-06:00Wow. These are great. I guess we all have our quir...Wow. These are great. I guess we all have our quirks. Whatever it takes, huh?Mina Burrowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14483363743530076604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-39968410536921035462012-06-14T18:31:43.354-06:002012-06-14T18:31:43.354-06:00Loved this! Also, it makes me feel incredibly norm...Loved this! Also, it makes me feel incredibly normal all of a sudden...Meradeth Houstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741790047121063893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-36773216890919484412012-06-14T14:28:55.868-06:002012-06-14T14:28:55.868-06:00Wow, those are all so fascinating! I was shocked a...Wow, those are all so fascinating! I was shocked about Mikhall Bulgakov threw his ms in the fire!!! Ah!!!Carolyn Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03780443388339294502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-60935253206275660502012-06-14T11:35:21.100-06:002012-06-14T11:35:21.100-06:00This was awesome, thanks for sharing! I feel like ...This was awesome, thanks for sharing! I feel like now I need to go acquire some goofy writing habit, or at least make one up. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-55847728323253543612012-06-14T08:04:32.377-06:002012-06-14T08:04:32.377-06:00I found this post very inspirational! I think all ...I found this post very inspirational! I think all writers have their oddities when writing (some weirder than others), but it's nice to read what some of the greats did to bring about their creativity. <br /><br />I'll admit, I do love pencils -- and sitting next to my bookshelf, which is crammed with all sorts of memorabilia (like my Harry Potter 3D glasses from the last film). <br /><br />Thanks for the post!<br /><br />Alexandra~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-1058676071716953162012-06-14T07:43:18.439-06:002012-06-14T07:43:18.439-06:00This was an awesome read. LOL at the prescription ...This was an awesome read. LOL at the prescription drug use that may have led to Philip Dick's hallucinations. I guess that's one way to find inspiration!Julie Daohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814052162359300933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-3204899420292867952012-06-14T07:26:30.715-06:002012-06-14T07:26:30.715-06:00what a great bunch of background! love it!
i use ...what a great bunch of background! love it!<br /><br />i use pen & lots of notebooks. love a good pen & scribbling out rewrites & edits!Tara Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-14788439733946258472012-06-14T06:00:07.584-06:002012-06-14T06:00:07.584-06:00@Nick Wilford: Now Graham Greene had the right ide...@Nick Wilford: Now Graham Greene had the right idea.<br /><br />I usually write the first draft in pen or pencil and, as I complete each chapter, I type it into the computer and back it up on a separate memory device, even e-mailing it to myself. Don't want to lose anything.writing and living by Richard P Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814139767151989286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-37469537159827628272012-06-13T23:53:10.435-06:002012-06-13T23:53:10.435-06:00Now there's some interesting trivia.
...........Now there's some interesting trivia.<br /><br />........dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-40388991768201998612012-06-13T22:03:35.426-06:002012-06-13T22:03:35.426-06:00I really enjoyed reading about the different techn...I really enjoyed reading about the different techniques these authors employed. I guess each writer has to find what works for them! I like the tub idea too!Leslie https://www.blogger.com/profile/17430815366297302202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-49003328118769741092012-06-13T19:17:30.646-06:002012-06-13T19:17:30.646-06:00I'm so glad I read this, as I know almost noth...I'm so glad I read this, as I know almost nothing about Bulgakov but I loved The Master and Margarita. I must try writing in the tub someday. Just kidding.JoLynne Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01029955836072785693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-63362653023079854342012-06-13T17:54:24.888-06:002012-06-13T17:54:24.888-06:00Interesting! I don't use a pencil but I have a...Interesting! I don't use a pencil but I have a certain type of pen I prefer when I write longhand - which I often still do.mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-52671026917761962742012-06-13T15:55:50.536-06:002012-06-13T15:55:50.536-06:00I turn to the #2 pencil and a sheet of paper when ...I turn to the #2 pencil and a sheet of paper when I need to give my brain something new to look at so it feels inspired again. Usually takes only a page to get the creative juices flowing smoothly again, then I turn back to my lap top! <br /><br />Loved reading these! Thanks for visiting David's blog, Alex.Sabrina A. Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14854713472424756485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-63169780141704578952012-06-13T15:32:31.652-06:002012-06-13T15:32:31.652-06:00I can't even imagine handwriting anything anym...I can't even imagine handwriting anything anymore. I learned from an early age how to type 100+ WPM and I type about as fast as I think out words so... I barely manage to handwrite notes! Then again I guess that was a different time, eh.Hildred Billingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995415129197042871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-24346531893201165892012-06-13T15:05:57.002-06:002012-06-13T15:05:57.002-06:00This is great! I think it's easy to take for g...This is great! I think it's easy to take for granted how easy it is to write on a word processor nowadays.<br /><br />Another one is Graham Greene. Each of his novels was meticulously researched by his visiting all the settings, so they provide a snapshot of these places in the era he was writing.Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-6523765431522380102012-06-13T12:49:04.174-06:002012-06-13T12:49:04.174-06:00Oh that's so awesome. I still handwrite my dra...Oh that's so awesome. I still handwrite my drafts and just looked it up recently to be sure that I wasn't a weirdo. Now I'm struggling with my draft though because much of what I wrote in the beginning of my novel was written over ten years ago. *sigh* Now the real work begins. I hate editing/rewriting.Nicole Pyleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06920135146911951755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-25037420461400879402012-06-13T12:42:04.763-06:002012-06-13T12:42:04.763-06:00After just typing an essay (not mine) that was wri...After just typing an essay (not mine) that was written in pencil, I have to say that I'm not a fan of that method.<br /><br />Interesting post. I like Capote's method the best.deathwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12981490242657443114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-37620345716102138922012-06-13T11:31:48.365-06:002012-06-13T11:31:48.365-06:00These were great, it's fun to read what their ...These were great, it's fun to read what their quirks were.Cortney Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00774060537148628453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-21613308886820455572012-06-13T10:07:49.504-06:002012-06-13T10:07:49.504-06:00Looking forward to Philip K. Dick's reboot of ...Looking forward to Philip K. Dick's reboot of Total Recall this summer. Or I guess that's Hollywood's reboot. However, he gets credit for having originally thought it up. What a brilliant mind drugs can create.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-4931838504084514342012-06-13T08:41:19.707-06:002012-06-13T08:41:19.707-06:00Amazing how many write longhand first. Or had no c...Amazing how many write longhand first. Or had no choice!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-24768021617744873562012-06-13T08:34:02.532-06:002012-06-13T08:34:02.532-06:00What an amazing collections of writing talent! How...What an amazing collections of writing talent! How cool would it be if in twenty or so years our names will be linked with theirs!<br /><br />KEEP DREAMING MICHAEL ... lol. Hey, I'd be happy if it was any one of our incredible blogger friends. One never knows where life will lead us.<br /><br />Hope you're doing well David,Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135194497307080856.post-87217824936519493562012-06-13T08:18:11.524-06:002012-06-13T08:18:11.524-06:00Yay for the pencil! That's probably why they s...Yay for the pencil! That's probably why they still sell them. =) Great post!E. Arroyohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06634213563563094173noreply@blogger.com