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How some literary greats got their start in commercial writing

David Martin

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Wikimedia Commons by Lloyd Arnold

It is a little known fact that some of the world’s finest writers also tried their hand at commercial writing. Recently retrieved archival material reveals the failed attempts of several famous authors to crack various popular markets.

To: Jean-Paul Sartre

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David Martin

Wordsmith, humorist and author of “Dare to be Average” on Amazon. Support Dave’s writing by joining Medium: https://daretobeaverage.medium.com/membership