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Has anybody read Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang? (lemmus.org)
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Fun fact: it got made into the film Arrival.

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[–] TwinTusks@bitforged.space 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Many writer wrote short stories in periodicals while working on another job before they made it big.

Stephen King published many short stories while working in a laundromat and later as a teacher early in his career.