![]() In 1936 a short piece in a Baton Rouge, Louisiana newspaper titled “I Hate to Write” was published, and it included an instance of the remark ascribed to an unnamed magazine writer: 1936 July 11, Morning Advocate (Advocate), ‘I Hate to Write’, Quote, Column 1 and 2, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Here are additional selected citations in chronological order. 1916 February 13, Chicago Tribune, Tabloid Book Review by Fanny Butcher, Quote Page G4, Column 3, Chicago, Illinois. (NewspaperArchive) and “The Chicago Tribune” of Illinois. (NewspaperArchive) “The Charleroi Mail” of Pennsylvania, 1916 January 11, Charleroi Mail, How One Novelist Wrote, Quote, Column 3, Charleroi, Pennsylvania. These words of Norris were widely disseminated by multiple news outlets in 19, e.g., “The Racine Journal News” of Wisconsin, 1915 December 17, Racine Journal News, How One Novelist Wrote, Quote, Column 2, Racine, Wisconsin. Never rewrite stuff do all hard work at first writing, only revise-very lightly-in typewritten copy. Sometimes spend half an hour trying to get just the right combination of one-half dozen words. Hate the effort of driving pen from line to line, work only three hours a day, but work every day.īelieve in blunt, crude Anglo-Saxon words. Don’t like to write, but like having written. I write with great difficulty, but have managed somehow to accomplish 40 short stories (all published in fugitive fashion) and five novels within the last three years, and a lot of special unsigned articles. Norris described his work habits as a writer, and the following excerpt contained an instance of the saying under investigation: 1915 December 4, The Bellman, Volume 19, The Bellman’s Book Plate, The Writing Grind, (Acknowledgement to Detroit Saturday Night), Start, Quote, Column 1, Published by The … Continue reading In 1915, a decade after his death, a letter written by him was discovered and published. The novelist Frank Norris was recognized for his works “The Octopus: A Story of California” and “The Pit: A Story of Chicago”. The earliest evidence located by QI appeared in a Minnesota journal named “The Bellman” which acknowledged another periodical called “Detroit Saturday Night”. Thus, the evidence linking her to the quip is weak. Martin did use an instance of this expression during a 2011 interview, and the details are given further below.ĭorothy Parker died in 1967, and the earliest attribution to her appeared in 1972. ![]() ![]() Famous wit Dorothy Parker is also sometimes credited with the remark? Would you please explore its provenance? ![]() Martin whose books are the basis for the celebrated “Game of Thrones” television series apparently employed this saying. I enjoy having written.ĥ) Writers don’t like writing - they like having written.įantasy and science fiction author George R. There is a popular family of sayings that contrasts the elation of accomplishment with the struggle of composition:ġ) I hate to write, but I love having written.Ģ) I loathe writing, but I love having written.ģ) Don’t like to write, but like having written.Ĥ) I don’t enjoy writing. Martin? Frank Norris? Robert Louis Stevenson? Cornelia Otis Skinner? Clive Barnes? Jack Klugman? Gloria Steinem? Hedley Donovan?ĭear Quote Investigator: Writing is an arduous task for many skilled authors. ![]()
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