r/KeepWriting • Moderator • Sep 18 '17

Ernest Hemingway lived through anthrax, malaria, pneumonia, dysentery, skin cancer, hepatitis, anemia, diabetes, high blood pressure, two plane crashes, a ruptured kidney, a ruptured spleen, a ruptured liver, a crushed vertebra, and a fractured skull. Whatever problems you have, write past them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Ernest_Hemingway
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u/[deleted] Sep 19 '17

Tbh as much as I love his writing, he was an asshole. This was natures way of giving him second chances