Some of my favourite facts about writers are found here, on a website called ‘Interesting Literature’.
I’ve picked out a few…
…John Steinbeck used 300 pencils to write East of Eden and was known to use up to 60 pencils in a day.
…The word ‘mogigraphia’ means ‘writer’s cramp’.
…Alfred Hitchcock once rang Georges Simenon only to learn the prolific author was writing a novel. ‘Let him finish,’ he said; ‘I’ll hang on.’’.