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Category: Odd Writers

Odd Writers #9: Balzac’s Fuel for Thought

Want to be a prolific author? Worried you’re not writing enough? It might depend on how many cups of coffee you’re prepared to drink! 😳

19th century, author, caffeine, coffee, french, fuel, habit, history, honore de balzac, Odd Writers, weird, Writing

Odd Writers #8: Hemingway the Crazy Cat Lady

In which we find out why there are so many Six-Toed Kitties in Key West

author, cat-lover, cats, florida, habits, hemingway, macho, odd, polydactyl, writer, Writing

The Odd Disappearance of Violet D’Ath and New Zealand’s First Gothic Novel

Mysterious Violet D’Ath, if you were ever truly flesh and blood, I hereby vow to hunt down you and your beautiful book!

author, first, gothic novel, literature, missing book, mystery, new Zealand, the ice station, violet d'ath, writer

Odd Writers #7: Sitwell’s Spooky Habit

It’s very easy to fall into the trap of: ‘If I do this, this and this, in that order, I’ll be able to write some good stuff today.’ But some writers can go a little too far…

coffin, creative, edith, habits, jo danilo, odd, oddbitofwriting, sitwell, strange, writer, Writing

Odd Writers #6: Writing a Book with One Eyelid

With what has to be one of the most inspired titles ever, ‘The Diving Bell and the Butterfly’ is truly a book with a difference.

blog, book, butterfly, diving bell, fiction, film, jean dominique bauby, jo danilo, Odd Writers, YA

Odd Writers #5: Schiller’s Rotten Writing

German poet (later called ‘the pop-star of his time’), Schiller believed in the magical power of apples. AND, after he died, his mate kept his skull on his desk. Beat that!

apples, friedrich, goethe, habit, odd, rotten, schiller, skull, story, writer, Writing

Odd Writers #4 : Robert Shields & His Enormous Diary

Diaries are supposed to be full of secrets and intrigue. Rev. Robert Shields’ diary was absolutely not one of those diaries.

Books, diary, fiction, longest, odd, robert shields, writer, Writing

Odd Writers #3: Demosthenes

Could the humble razor be a major secret weapon for writers? Demosthenes, the great Athenian Speech Writer and Orator, thought … More

demosthenes, razor, shaved head, tools, writer, Writing

Odd Writers #2. Victor Hugo

Getting naked with Victor Hugo

capote, habits, odd, shawl, truman, victor hugo, weird, writers

Odd Writers #1. Truman Capote

The horizontal writing world of Truman Capote.

capote, habits, odd, truman, weird, writers

Jo’s Books

Foxfires

11:42 pm

The Curtain Twitcher’s Handbook

Blackwood

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