We already know that some great authors had really weird jobs before they started to seriously think about writing books.
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The new infographic from Adzuna, a search engine for job ads, puts the lives of famous authors in a bit different light.
If someone seriously wants to write, she or he can be inspired (or at least can’t get overwhelmed) by the day job that is pretty common: a teacher, a salesman, or an office manager.
J.K. Rowling, Stephen King, George R.R. Martin, or Dan Brown were all teachers. Joseph Heller worked as a copywriter. Gabriel Garcia Marquez was a journalist. The importance of their previous jobs in their writing careers is rather obvious.
Would John Grisham even have picked up a pen if it wasn’t for a career that brought him into the courtroom?
Could Bram Stoker have written Dracula if he wasn’t inspired by an actor at the theater he managed?
Click or tap on the image below to see it in full resolution.
Via Adzuna Blog.
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