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Question: Did famous historical figures like Mozart, Shakespeare, and Einstein physically write their works using pen and paper, or did they dictate them to their secretaries?
https://www.quora.com/Did-famous-historical-figures-like-Mozart-Shakespeare-and-Einstein-physically-write-their-works-using-pen-and-paper-or-did-they-dictate-them-to-their-secretaries/answer/Hans-Georg-Lundahl-1
- Hans-Georg Lundahl
- none/ apprx Masters in Latin (language) & Greek (language), Lund University
- 23.IX.2024 (comment too)
- For Mozart and Shakespear, undubitably yes.
For Einstein, I cannot exclude a typewriter.
Being famous for what you write doesn’t always even elevate your social rank after writing, and certainly doesn’t automatically require one before you write, and with Mozart, dictating music is somewhat difficult. Writing it oneself is easier.
- Hans-Georg Lundahl
- Apart from that, one need not be that famous to make a living as a writer.
In France in 2016, 5000 people had writing as their probably main source (certainly a source) of income, and the median income was c. 1.5 times the legal minimum wage, per year.
I bet even the French readers can hardly enumerate 5000 French writers who write now.
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