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When you think of writers, does the word addiction enter into the same thought? It could. Many authors have shown promise with their writing while they were drinking or doing drugs. Here are a few famous authors that were addicts. Let's explore how it affected their writing.
Stephen King: Several Drugs and Alcohol
Stephen King is well-known for his horror stories. He remains one of the best-selling in the genre. During his life, he found himself battling drug and alcohol abuse to avoid dealing with childhood traumas. His father left the family when he was only 2 years old. King never got over that.
He fell in love with horror snd science fiction after finding books left by his father. From then on, he became obsessed with the genre. The first story King ever wrote was when he was 7 years old.
During his college years, he found drugs and alcohol were an escape for him and it helped him through terrible writer's block. During his years of addiction, he took LSD, cocaine, and marijuana. His writing didn't seem to suffer, though. In fact, he wrote several best-selling books before his wife intervened to help him stop the drugs and alcohol. After stopping the use of any and all drugs, King proved he didn't need these enhancements to get in the right place mentally to write a best-selling book.
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Do you ever read a passage in a novel that makes your pulse quicken, your cheeks flush, and your thoughts wander into slightly... naughtier territory? Maybe the words send butterflies fluttering in your stomach—or, let’s be honest, stir things up a little lower down. A well-written steamy scene can feel like stumbling onto someone’s secret diary. You could stop reading—but why would you, when it’s just getting to the good part?
Let’s get this out of the way: there’s nothing wrong with enjoying erotica. In fact, reading erotic literature—affectionately known as literotica—comes with some surprising and (ahem) satisfying benefits. So if you’ve ever felt guilty for getting a little hot under the collar with your Kindle, rest easy. You're not only completely normal—you’re actually onto something good.
Read more: Sparks Fly in Erotic Literature: Reclaim Your Pleasure With Erotica Books
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When is the last time you purchased a book from an independently published author? If you’re just buying books from the Big 5 or 7, depending on which stats you read, you could be missing out. Independently published authors are the fastest growing segment of the book industry, and they are writing stories and self help books and nonfiction about every topic you could possible think of.
1. The Variety Is Endless.
The variety of books is endless. Independently published books now make up about 30 percent of the total market, and indie authors are writing everything. If you want an LGBT book set in space, there’s an indie author that wrote it. If you want a vampire romance set in the 1800s, there’s a indie author that wrote it. If you want a space nightmare, it’s out there. If you want a fetish book about worm sex, some independently published author is or has wrote it.
Read more: 5 Benefits of Buying and Reading Independently Published Books
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How many books do you read a year? According to Statista, 9% of individuals read up to 3 books each year. Thirteen percent of individuals read up to 5 books per year. Twenty percent of individuals read up to 10 books per year, and 17 percent of individuals read up to 15 books per year. This means that 59% of the population reads books and 41 percent of people either read more than 15 books per year or 0 books per year. The truth of the matter is that everyone should read more fiction books because they will stimulate your brain, improve your creativity and expand your critical thinking skills. You may even be warding off dementia.
1 . You’ll Expand Your Vocabulary
Reading fiction can help you expand your vocabulary faster than reading a dictionary or thesaurus, and it will give you the ability to use the new words. This is because fiction writers often strive to use the most accurate word available to describe a scene, character emotion or action. Some new words I’ve run across while reading fiction include maudlin, abominable, repugnant, unprepossessing and nefarious. If you know what these words mean, that’s fantastic, you can learn even more. If you have never heard of or used these words, you can learn the definitions of these, use them and learn the definitions and uses of even more words.
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Romance and Erotica: How Do They Compare?
The genres of Romance and erotica are similar, but also very different. Romance tends to have a plot that centers around a relationship. Erotica may or may not have a plot, depending on the author. There's a subgenre called romantic erotica, which contains the same plots as a traditional romance book but the sex scenes are explicit as if it were an erotica book.
Read more: The Differences Between Romance and Erotica in Fiction