Friday, December 9, 2011

I Need a Friend Like This...

According to Alex Palmer at Writers Digest, Harper Lee worked as a reservation clerk at Eastern Airlines for eight years, writing only in her spare time (sound familiar?).  

Then a generous friend gave her a Christmas gift equal to a year’s wages.  The condition?  That she would take a year off and write whatever she wanted.  Harper Lee finished the first draft of To Kill A Mockingbird that year.

Imagine, if you will, what the world would be like without that generous gift...  



Wishing book contracts to all my writer friends this winter!

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  1. Natalie AguirreDecember 9, 2011 at 7:04 AM

    That would be an awesome gift. I hadn't heard that story. Thanks for sharing it.

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  2. KatOwens: Insect CollectorDecember 9, 2011 at 7:30 AM

    Love this story!

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  3. Christine DanekDecember 9, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    What an awesome gift. This is a great story and very inspiring. Thanks.

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  4. Joanne R. FritzDecember 9, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    Natalie, Kat, and Christine: I'm wishing the same for all of you! We could ALL use a friend like that. At the very least, I wish you plenty of time to write without distractions.

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  5. K. M. WaltonDecember 9, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    To me, that shows that she was destined to write that book. It's one of my all time favs.

    I like your writerly wish and I wish YOU the same.

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  6. Myrna FosterDecember 9, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    Thanks for sharing this!

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  7. Joanne R. FritzDecember 9, 2011 at 10:09 PM

    Mine too, Kate. I've read it many times and I'm so impressed each time I read it. And thanks!

    Hi Myrna. Glad you liked it.

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