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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago

True.

Although in Tolkien's case, I think no one bothered to tell him that writers like Dickens were paid per-word for what they wrote and he just figured he'd do what everyone he grew up reading did.

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago

writers like Dickens were paid per-word

Is that true? That explains Great Expectations. I had to read that in high school and it just went on and oooooon.

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