Fiction writers, and reporters (But, I repeat myself!) Always had a bottle of whisky, and two glasses, at arms reach, from the typewriter. It was expected...
To quote "Write drunk; edit Sober" (not by Hemingway but Peter De Vries however most attribute EH for the words. More romantic I guess. ) It was expected.
Fiction writers, and reporters (But, I repeat myself!) Always had a bottle of whisky, and two glasses, at arms reach, from the typewriter. It was expected...
ReplyDeleteTo quote "Write drunk; edit Sober" (not by Hemingway but Peter De Vries however most attribute EH for the words. More romantic I guess. )
ReplyDeleteIt was expected.
So that is why there were so few good editors? ;-)
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