I’ve seen people talk about actors and artists that had a terrible time.
My own would be Anne Rice. She wrote Interview with the Vampire after her young daughter died of Leukemia. Then her husband suddenly died of a brain hemorrhage. I suspect her Christian, anti-fanfic phase was a result of mental illness and manipulation from the publishers, although I don’t think she ever apologized.
Sue Grafton … died after finishing Y in her Kinsie Milhone series and we will never get Z is for …
Zed. “Zed’s dead, baby.” I worked with her once and she had a great sense of humor.
This made me look up why the EDM DJ’s named themselves Zeds Dead, and it’s a Pulp Fiction reference. Thanks!
TIL
I didnt realize the series ended at Y, that’s a top tier dark joke idk how to make because I’m not a writer.
As someone who works in a bookstore we still get people coming in now and then asking about book Z. Definitely not as many as we used to, but it’s sad to have to explain that it’ll never be finished. Apparently she left instructions not to finish it with a ghost writer as well.
I’m bummed about not getting to read Z is for Zero, but I respect the hell out of Sue for not letting a ghostwriter get ahold of it. She was so talented, and the Kinsey books are so good, it would be a tragedy to turn her into a VC Andrews
My dumb ass found a complete set of the books in a bookstore a few years back and I didn’t buy it because Z was missing. I still kick myself to this day.
My mom loved that series. She was so sad that it wouldn’t be finished.
I always hoped Z would be for Zombie. But written very meta where the book is about her coming back to life to scratch out the last in her series.
I’d read it.