THE VIDEO SHELF · writing productivity
George RR Martin asks Stephen King: "How do you write so Fast?!"
A short clip of George R.R. Martin asking Stephen King on stage how he writes so fast. King describes setting daily page goals, around six pages a day, and keeping focused hours.
Why HN readers recommended it
Shared in productivity and writing threads for King's simple daily-quota approach to producing a lot of work.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Aegon Targaryen
- Topic
- writing productivity
- Format
- interview
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2018–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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One of my favorite videos is when George RR Martin asks Stephen King on stage, "How the fuck do you write so many books so fast?" [VIDEO] Stephen King answers basically with the same advice he's always given, as you said, he tries to write …
komali2 on Hacker News · 2022-12
In Show HN: Write 500 Words a DayI love what Stephen King says on this topic: "I try to get six pages a day." [1] He works 3 to 4 hours per day, every day. He most likely works the same time block every day. As he says in the video, life …
nybblesio on Hacker News · 2019-03
In Ask HN: How do I 3x my performance?
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