The Odd Habits and Curious Customs of Famous Writers

ARTICLE BY MARIA POPOVA VIA BRAIN PICKINGS

Famous authors are notorious for theirdaily routines— sometimes outrageous, usually obsessive, invariably peculiar. InOdd Type Writers: From Joyce and Dickens to Wharton and Welty, the Obsessive Habits and Quirky Techniques of Great Authors(public library) — the more dimensional and thoroughly researched counterpart to Mason Currey’sDaily Rituals— Brooklyn-based writerCelia Blue Johnsontakes us on a guided tour of great writers’ unusual techniques, pr...