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.

  • justmehere_andnow@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    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.

    • HeavyMetalPoisoning@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      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.

    • dopshoppe@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      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