
These authors found that success wasn’t all it was cracked up to be, and sometimes even regretted writing their books in the first place.

These authors found that success wasn’t all it was cracked up to be, and sometimes even regretted writing their books in the first place.

Shopping for writers is a pain in the ass.
Sure, there’s plenty of booze you can choose from, but how original is that? Plus, by now, you must have gotten your writer a dozen bottles for the holidays. Being a writer is hard enough without someone encouraging a dependency issue.
With that in mind, I scoured the Internet and found 10 more cool gifts for the writer in your life.

Mornings: you groggily emerge from your bleary-eyed state, fumbling for the snooze button while steering well clear of that drool patch on the pillow. Then after downing your first coffee of the day, you proceed to type the final chapter to one of the best-selling novels ever written.
Okay, so perhaps you play Angry Birds instead. But whatever your reason for not penning a masterpiece, you can be sure that your own daily habits don’t stray too far from those used by famous authors – past and present – to trigger their creative spark.
Via http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/books/the-daily-rituals-of-famous-writers