Thread: Novelist's Shave Kit

Originally Posted by fritz

Well, for sure you forgot the strop(s). And unless you plan on writing a novel in less than a week, a barber's hone or pasted paddle strops. Alum block, and styptic pencil, and bandaids.
And a backup razor. If you take it, you won't need it. But if you don't, Murphy says you'll chip your blade on the faucet the first day and end up growing a beard.

BANDAIDS???

I guess I'm lucky so far, not needed any of those yet!

Originally Posted by fritz

Well, for sure you forgot the strop(s). And unless you plan on writing a novel in less than a week, a barber's hone or pasted paddle strops. Alum block, and styptic pencil, and bandaids.
And a backup razor. If you take it, you won't need it. But if you don't, Murphy says you'll chip your blade on the faucet the first day and end up growing a beard.

lots of novelists grew beards. in fact, a short-cropped beard is kind of the "novelist look"

Your brain and you literacy. Honestly, the rest is superfluous. Personally I'd want to shave but if I didn't have the time, I wouldn't.

Originally Posted by AlanII

Your brain and you literacy. Honestly, the rest is superfluous. Personally I'd want to shave but if I didn't have the time, I wouldn't.

this.
anything else, and you may as well get a mac book pro, and hang out at starbucks while you write

I'd quite like a Mac Book Pro. **** Starbucks though, I can make my own coffee.

Originally Posted by jehan60188

this. anything else, and you may as well get a mac book pro, and hang out at starbucks while you write

Oh, great. You do realise that my entire street is full of young people who "do something with culture", flaunting Macbooks, sipping cappuccino after 11am, and wearing sunglasses last seen on John Holmes? Just thought I'd mention it...