evidence: "Write Drunk, Edit Sober": I Tried Hemingway’s Advice — Here’s What Happened [...] Have you ever wondered what would happen if you followed Ernest Hemingway’s famous advice to "write drunk, edit sober"? [...] Every night for four days, I had two drinks and then wrote for an hour. The next morning, I edited my work while completely sober. I tracked my word count, creativity, and overall quality of writing.