Life — November 21, 1907 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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She aay Popular Writers and Their Methods IL PTON SINCLAIR gives a year, with slight intermissions, to the production ofa novel, and goes to the country to do it An exception was “Arthur Stirling,"which he wrote in six w His method of work israther unique. With his feet considerably higher than his head, he writes with a pencil on a pad—sixtcen hours a day for a week or two at a stretch. Then he rests awhile. His daily output, however, is at best but one or two thousand words, as he learns everything by heart in his mind before he writes a word, and makes very few changes. ef & AMES B. CONNOLLY, on the other hand, during his six months of literary labors, manages to turn out from two thousand to five thousand words in long. hand, in from two to three hours between breakfast and luncheon, four mornings in the week. Later he expands the first draft to double its original length. When this has been copied on a typewriter he corrects it. In his opinion an author should write his rough draft of a story or an essay atone sitting. H RY WALLACE PHILLIPS, im- mured in the fastnesses of Staten Island, confesses that all the year’s actual time he spends in writing is small, but that the amount of time ruined by thinking he ought to be writing is very great. ‘How many hours a day do I write, and how much?” he echoes. ‘Where are the ships of Tyre? Where’s Charley Ross? Moses when light went out? Who hit Billy Patterson? etc. The truth is, I have no more habits than this climate. I try to write in the morning until tired. I should keep on after that and be a genius, and a dyspeptic. My tummy takes the place of inspiration. When that behaves I write absorbedly—lost to the world—a soit of tance du vent. 1 write in longhand. Alterations? As God wills. Sometimes nothing is left of the first stab. Sometimes merely cut out the Latin and commas. There are times when I write much better than I can revise.” * * «* “| DON’T know why,” says Stanley Wa- terloo, “but ideas and fancies seem to Come to me best on a fast-moving train; tnd sometimes, when specially interested in the subject, I take a train out for an ir or two, catching one back at some On Days Like These IT IS ALMOST CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE TO DRIVE AN AUTOMOBILE UNLESS IT IS EQUIPPED WITH Clinche Dunlop ABSOLUTELY NON-SLIP; NON-SKID Asyousee by the cuts the Hart- ford Midgley Tread cannot come off, slip, break,throw mud, injure the pavement or road. Indispensable for City Driving. The record made by Hartford Midgley Tread Tires this season in Hill Climbing, Showing section andturnbuekle of Tfack Road Racing and Touring, has New Midgley Universal Rim never been equalled. MILLIMETRE SIZES FOR FOREIGN CARS FREE—Booklets on Hartford Midgley Tread Tires and “How To Put On a Clincher Tire.” The Hartford Rubber Works Co. >= 4 23inccncur NEW, YORK: 68 Chanbert St. and ip Teoadays CHICAGO, 8y Michigan Ave.; BOSTON, 4 Atlant Axe and som Boyton St: LEVE te DERE te faces VILABELPIUAS UREA hag Return Aves; TUS ANGELES 33, South Malo St SAN Gotten Cate Ave Pitssborg . 13.985 Liberty Ave Pusburg: © Mfg. Cons Minneapolis; Geo. W. Perr Agencies: 2)": jenanule Lanter and Supply Coy Kamas Cis, F. P: Kernan os Poctland (ove.)s Sait Lake T Coz Salt Lake City: Compunis Meuiciaa De Vehiculon’ thy of iteticn WEBBER'S | Hand Knit Jackets For Hunting and Outing. All wool, seamless and elastic. Cut Whitman Saddles KNOWN THE WORLD OVER E are the sole manufacturers of the celebrated Whitman Saddles and Specialties. We im- ‘ : port and manufacture everything shows No. 4, price $7—guaran- for the saddle horse, from ‘saddle teed best knit jacket made at any eeu = price, Suggest Oxford or Tan, If not at your dealer's, sent ex- press paid; return if not satisfied. Other Jackets, Coats, Vests, Sweaters and Cardigans, for men, women and children, all prices. Catalogue free GEO. F. WEBBER, Manufacturer Station F, - - += DETROIT, MICH. comicbooks.com Every man and woman interested in horse- back riding should have our book. WE MAIL IT FREE The Meblbach Saddle Co. —- 108 Chambers St. New York