“Write drunk, edit sober” may sound like a sage piece of advice, but it didn't come from F. Scott Fitzgerald.

WRITING
In addition to being one of the world's most successful and prolific writers, Stephen King is also the toast of Hollywood with a seemingly never-ending stream of adaptations being made of his work.
If you are so much as a leisurely fan of American fiction, you likely already know the story of how Jack Kerouac's 'On the Road' came into the world, but there are many stories about the book's history that might just surprise you.
By his death at 70 in 1857, Holman had walked, climbed, ridden, hiked, and sailed a total distance equal to traveling to the moon. So why haven't you heard of him?
One key to being a good writer is to always keep reading—and that doesn't change after you've been published.
For eight years, King's pseudonym went undiscovered. Then a bookstore clerk took a walk to the Library of Congress.
Dickens wrote, “I have the perfect conviction that I could magnetize a Frying-Pan.”
The 165-year-old novel is "like seeing the workshop of a great writer,” according to one scholar. “We’re discovering the process of Whitman’s own discovery.”
Despite how beloved Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' is, there have been plenty of people who hated it.
In 1969, Ebert was asked to write a "camp rock-and-roll horror exploitation musical." So he did.
A new analysis shows that we're more error-prone during the first day of the work week—and that these mistakes affect response rate.
"My parents were always uncertain and it really doesn't matter. I celebrate January 2, 1920, so let it be."
Some of our favorite historical figures were born in the month of December. We couldn't possibly name them all, but here are just a handful whose lives we'll be celebrating.
These well known duos lived out their relationships on the page.