evidence: Should You Really ‘Write Drunk and Edit Sober’? [...] So it’s easy to see why so many people misattribute the write drunk/edit sober advice to him. After all, it certainly fits his brand. Regardless of source, the quote has captured the collective imagination of a generation of writers but aside from the questionable morality of glorifying alcoholism, is it even good advice? Should you really write drunk and edit sober?