Been reading about the daily rituals of artists

After being linked to this Huffpo article a few days ago, I decided to check out the book that its examples were drawn from. Daily Rituals is filled with short (1-3 page) descriptions of how various writers live(d) and work(ed).

And it is phenomenal. First of all, it's full of insane anecdotes, like how Patricia Highsmith was such a misanthrope that she'…