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June 11, 2013

The Cat in the Hats

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Dr. Seuss had a unique remedy for writer’s block.
When the late author, the alter ego of Theodor Seuss Geisel, was penning his beloved Beginner Books for Random House in the 1960s, he’d have his editor in chief, Michael Frith, over to his house, where they’d work until the wee hours. And when they’d get stuck, according to “Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel” by Judith and Neil Morgan, Geisel would open a secret door to a closet filled with hundreds of hats. Then, he and Frith would each pick a different hat, perhaps a fez, or a sombrero, or maybe an authentic Baroque Czech helmet or a plastic toy viking helmet with horns. They’d sit on the floor and stare at each other in these until the right words came to them. Dr. Seuss, the Mad Hatter: A Peek Inside His Secret Closet | Collectors Weekly

Posted by gerardvanderleun at June 11, 2013 9:07 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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