Hunter would approve

couple of powerful drinks

made me lol, going to use that line

*Artistic

The secret to financial success: have rich parents.

Ian Fleming was wealthy even before he wrote. He came from bankers and parliament members. His wife I believe came from considerable wealth too. He wrote Bond partially as an outlet for his libido so he'd stop cheating on his wife while also wanting to add income for his wealthy wife.

Willing to bet he wasn't doing chores or worried about responsibility while writing in his large custom island estate.

No:

• Reading the morning papers.
• Researching in the library.
• Telling the assistant what to research in the library.
• Giving direction to the ghost-writing team.
• Talking to the agent, publisher, PR person, tour manager, accountant, banker, and lawyer.
• Having a pint with the chaps at the club.
• Reading the tabloids while on the loo.
• Rogering the good lady.

You marry business owners‽

meditation with the foxes

I'm reading "foxes" as "hot women" and "meditation" as "sexxxxxy time"

7pm is going to literally kill you, so no need to plan after that. lol

What do you think wives (in past eras) were even FOR?

heh

No bills, chores, or respossibilities‽
Would love an apolitical life like this!

It’s almost as if he says his wifes name to help him remember it better. /s

My idealised schedule:

7am, get up and go for a jog
8am, breakfast, marmite sausage
9am, meditation with the foxes
10am, write skeleton code for Linux kernel
1pm, knock back an entire bottle of vodka
1:05pm, sleep
3pm, clean bedsheets and shower
4pm, write out methods for kernel driver
6pm, convene with my local warlocks
7pm, smoke 52 cigarettes
7:05pm, rest in an oxygen tent
8pm, test my sexual powers on the wife
8:05pm, sleep
9pm, oodles of youtube DIY shorts
2am, night cap then bed

I can spin 600 just writing a sassy email about something I bought online.

Depends on what you write. Also a bad text can be improved. A non-existent one cannot.

AllWorkAndNoPlayMakesJackADullBoy

No. Words change. Language evolve. You can say more things with newer portmanteau.

TBF, there's very little chance that Hemingway's count isn't referring only to the days he was drunk beyond reckoning. 🤷🏼‍♂️

So, ya know. You're doing great!

When I did nanowrimo once eons ago, I held myself to a daily word count. I found it motivating at times but also stressful, especially when I couldn't come up with something good. I find the idea appealing but idk if it works for me.

The red hot Chilli peppers made some absolute dogfart music in their biggest drug phase. And after. And before.

It was actually the first book I read by him and because I have a bit of an aversion to horror, it got me hooked. It's basically magical in how well it grips you from the first page, I'd say he's actually refined the writing more than many of his fiction works - perhaps had a more sober and clear head. Writers should keep it on hand for when they need motivation to write because that was my main takeaway from it - you are imbued with a desire to write more

At a point in my life I was reading any and all things written by Stephen King and this was such a surprisingly good read, I thought it would be a dryer book but it was excellent.

His book "On Writing" is so good. It's obviously also trauma and just a keenness (is that a word?) towards the beauty and variability of life; don't dismiss life as something boring, predictable, or not worth it, and then you can write well

Just watched Stand By Me for the first time in probably 30 years, a few days ago.

Not one of his most obvious fucked up books\movies, but one that still totally wouldn't get made today. A group of 12 year old boys sneaking off to go find a dead body of a child while playing with guns and smoking and cussing and such.

The man was so deep in the hole that he doesn’t remember writing an entire novel, and you seem to be implying he should be grateful for that period in his life?

"Remember, kids! Don't do drugs! You could ruin your life! Because we'll arrest you and put you in prison!"