Danielle Steel: Daily Routine

Danielle Steel writes up to 22 hours a day, eats at her desk, and still forgets which city she’s in—because nothing matters more than the work.

American author, Danielle Steel, currently holds the title for bestselling author alive and the fourth bestselling fiction author of all time, with over 800 million copies of her book sold worldwide. Over the coures of her career, she has released 185 books, with a particular focus on the romance genre.

Yet, even with all her success, Steel isn’t show any signs of slowing down. In fact, it might seem like she’s speeding up, over the past decade she has published multiple new novels each; six in 2018 and seven in 2019.

The topic of Steel’s non-stop work ethic has even led to her readers questioning whether the author employs ghostwriters to help with her incredble output. Steel addressed these questions in a blog post about her process and team:

Are you kidding? Who do you think writes my books, as I hover over my typewriter for weeks at a time, working on a first draft, with unbrushed hair, in an ancient nightgown, with every inch of my body aching after typing 20 or 22 hours a day at a stretch.