“Don’t quit your day job”
Every artist—whatever the medium—has heard this phrase or some variation of it. Usually it’s meant to be condescending, but this advice might actually be helpful.
The good folks at Adzuna have assembled a list of the day jobs that inspired famous authors. As Stephen Pritchard writes,
“Could Bram Stoker have written Dracula if he wasn’t inspired by an actor at the theatre he managed? Unlikely.
Would John Grisham even have picked up a pen if it wasn’t for a career that brought him into the courtroom? Doubt it.
If Nicholas Sparks wasn’t a pharmaceutical salesman would Ryan Gosling ever have starred in the film adaptation of The Notebook? Well, probably.”
Check out their list here.
What do you think, readers? Has your day job inspired you?
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