How novelists write: the WSJ asks writers to share their methods

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The random word-formation method. (Photo: Laineys Repertoire)

Muji notebooks, fountain pens, 30″ Mac monitors, tape recorders, voice recognition software, colored ribbons, index cards, French lined paper, and cheap school exam books are some of the various tools you can use to write a novel, according to the Wall Street Journal.

This isn’t really about ebooks or “the future of publishing,” but it’s an entertaining look at how writing happens, and how people combine old and new technologies in unique ways to fuel the creative process.

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