Writers’ lives often seem exotic and mysterious. Growing up,
we read about the eccentricities of Hemingway, the excessive drinking of James
Joyce, the desperate days of Jack London…. Artists in any genre are often seen
as exceptional characters. They starve, cut off their ears, have several
lovers, engage in dramatic fights, drink, and drink some more.
The days of big thinkers were never ordinary. They partied
all night and slept all day.
How much of those stories are pure myth? What do modern day
authors really do?
It’s likely that authors aren’t unlike anyone else. They get
up, have breakfast, go to work, make dinner, spend time with their families,
read, watch TV, sleep. Perhaps there’s a glass of wine with dinner, a night out
with family or friends, a trip or two, a bit of body boarding at the beach.
Nothing to make them stand out.
For a look at the day of a few famous authors see http://ow.ly/mCAW301n6dS
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