# Why do authors stop writing?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** books-writing-myths\
**Created:** [June 21, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-authors-stop-writing/1019931 "2025-06-21T13:28:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2025, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-authors-stop-writing/1019931/22 "2025-06-21T18:10:59Z")

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Whatever Piers Anthony may have done in some circumstances, in other circumstances he was a nice guy, as I pointed out in a post in another thread:

> [@What "favorite book" would cause you to walk away from someone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-favorite-book-would-cause-you-to-walk-away-from-someone/1002567/92):
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> Regardless of what Piers Anthony is usually like, there’s this story about him:

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