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keetojm t1_j9ickxt wrote

I want to say it was Dostoevsky, who would have to gamble and fritter all his money away before he was motivated enough to write another book.

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Khelthuzaad t1_j9jdozq wrote

Alexandre Dumas was another big money spender

Back in the day bits of the books were published because it was cheaper and kept the audience captive,like now with comic books.

To pay for his numerous mistresses,Dumas made his books as long as possible :)).

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jcb193 t1_j9m3ohe wrote

TIL: I need to be more self-destructive if I’m going to succeed as a writer.

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Khelthuzaad t1_j9nlto6 wrote

Never underestimate how many writers were under the influence of alcohol/drugs.

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Frexulfe t1_j9kdl98 wrote

Douglas Adams would get locked up in a Hotel room by his Publisher.

Somebody (maybe Douglas himself, can't remember) wrote a mock-up on how the telephone conversation with the publisher was, pov publisher:

"Hi Douglas, you know deadline is in tow weeks, how is progress?"

"What does "doing my best" means?"

"Douglas, how many pages have you written?"

"Great, I will send a courier immediately to pick that ONE PAGE"

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keetojm t1_j9ktxxr wrote

Sounds like an old Bob Newhart joke

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0OO0OO00O t1_j9mfnc9 wrote

Hijacking the comment, anyone know a good Dosto biography thats not Joseph Frank's? it's prohibitively expensive here

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