Touchy aren't we? I never said you couldn't be a writer without some life experiences other than writing. I still maintain that you can't be a
good writer without some interesting life experiences. Now as to George Lucas: He was racing hotrods on the underground circuit when He suffered an accident that damn near killed him. It was during his convalescence than he began to get interested in photography, film and cinematography. He was young, but had some unusual experiences for someone his age. As to F. Scott Fitzgerald, One of the most overrated authors of the twentieth century(IMHO)
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“I still maintain that you can’t be a good writer without some interesting life experiences.”
Uh-huh. Try selling that at a Jane Austen book club meeting.
Remember her? She was a female outlaw race car driving big game hunting — oh, wait. No, she wasn’t. She lived quietly with her family in the country. And never married. Or had kids. Or a job. And rarely went anywhere. And died very young.
She was only the greatest English novelist. Yes, better than Dickens.