About Josh Silverstein Expertise I will answer questions relating to Ernest Hemingway's life or literature. I can also help with quotation source requests. No homework questions please.
Experience Mr. Silverstein holds a B.A. in English Literature and has been studying the life and works of Ernest Hemingway for the past ten years. His major work on Hemingway is titled, "The Importance of Being Ernest: Hemingway's Truth in Fiction and his Fiction in Truth." He is also author of "Hemingway: Alive and Well Online," an article exploring Hemingway's presence and position in the online community. He is the founder of "Timeless Hemingway," an award winning web site devoted to Ernest Hemingway.
Question Wow! I love your website! Thank you so much!
My question: Where can I find documentation that backs up the fact that Hemingway wrote standing up, 8 hours a day, and was happy if he put out 50 good words a day?
Thank you!
--Mary Ann Kost
Answer Hi Mary,
The following should be helpful.
"On a shelf by the bed is the Royal portable he uses, typing standing up."
-- In "A Journey to Hemingway" by Rob Harling. Reprinted in "Conversations with Ernest Hemingway" edited by Matthew J. Bruccoli
"Not as fast a writer as you might think from his easy style, Mr. Hemingway works on a strict schedule that produces an average of 500 to 1,000 words a day. 'I start in at seven in the morning,' he says, 'and I always quit when I'm going good, so that I'll be able to pick right up again the next day.' "
-- In "On the Books" by Roger Bourne Linscott. Reprinted in "Conversations with Ernest Hemingway" edited by Matthew J. Bruccoli
