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surrealAmerican

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10. The examples here are not unlike trust-fund babies in other fields.

Reply to ND-Dem (Original post)

Tue Jan 27, 2015, 09:26 AM

Jan 2015

They actually believe it was their "hard work" and "wise choices" that caused them to succeed. They simply do not see that a poorer person who works just as hard, and makes choices just as carefully, could never succeed the same way.

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Why it’s a problem that writers never talk about where their money comes from [View all] ND-Dem Jan 2015 OP

Agree 1000% MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #1

Agreed, and I earn all of my income through writing. meaculpa2011 Jan 2015 #17

I'll add to your story GummyBearz Jan 2015 #2

When you realize that Jack London got paid between $ 10 and truedelphi Jan 2015 #18

Those two are not exactly typical of all writers. SheilaT Jan 2015 #3

I think the entire title of the article JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #6

You might consider trimming your post to 4 paragraphs cyberswede Jan 2015 #4

thanks for the information. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #5

Add Toni Morrison to great authors who raised kids. n/t Adrahil Jan 2015 #7

Which probably adds to the power of the denouement of KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #13

Definitely. Great book! Adrahil Jan 2015 #14

Agree, but it can be complicated, IMO - for example, J.K. Rowling closeupready Jan 2015 #8

I don't think this applies only to creative people, nor are most writers and creative people Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #9

Agreed. All part of the myths people like to build about themselves. raouldukelives Jan 2015 #16

The examples here are not unlike trust-fund babies in other fields. surrealAmerican Jan 2015 #10

True. We can see examples of that here sometimes. LawDeeDah Jan 2015 #12

Lots of studies on that. Adrahil Jan 2015 #15

Lena Dunham AngryAmish Jan 2015 #11