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Q&A What did Norman Mailer mean?

That if you take a writing class you'll want to become a writer, and your wife will leave you. Worse still, as a writer you won't make enough money to afford the alimony. [That last part is subtl...

posted 13y ago by Dr9‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:07:56Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/4837
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Dr9‭ · 2019-12-08T02:07:56Z (about 5 years ago)
That if you take a writing class you'll want to become a writer, and your wife will leave you. Worse still, as a writer you won't make enough money to afford the alimony. [That last part is subtle, if money were not scarce than paying it wouldn't be so much a problem]

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2012-01-18T16:25:54Z (almost 13 years ago)
Original score: 1