theparisreview: On January 8, 1981, Isabel Allende wrote a letter to her dying grandfather that later turned into her first novel,The House of the Spirits. Ever since, this has been the date on which Allende starts a new work. Having started, she writes from Monday through Saturday, from 9:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. We wish her happy writing and hope to profit by her industrious example.
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theparisreview:

On January 8, 1981, Isabel Allende wrote a letter to her dying grandfather that later turned into her first novel,The House of the Spirits. Ever since, this has been the date on which Allende starts a new work. Having started, she writes from Monday through Saturday, from 9:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. We wish her happy writing and hope to profit by her industrious example.