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The Truth About Ian Fleming’s Golden Typewriter

It didn’t help him with his James Bond novels, but this writing method did

Janice Harayda
Lit Life
Published in
5 min readApr 25, 2024

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Replica of Ian Fleming’s gold-plated typewriter
Replica of Ian Fleming’s golden typewriter / Oztypewriter

A new biography of Ian Fleming reminds us that he celebrated finishing the first draft of Casino Royale by buying a gold-plated typewriter.

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Janice Harayda
Lit Life

Critic, novelist, award-winning journalist. Former book editor of the Plain Dealer and book columnist for Glamour. Words in NYT, WSJ, and other major media.