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hack writer

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Noun1.hack writer - a mediocre and disdained writer
Grub Street - the world of literary hacks
author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)


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He closes by bringing the topic into contemporary times by comparing the attempts of Melville and Stephen King, among others, to escape the brand of popular hack writer with brilliant but low-selling books.
Then, dipping 'his pen in vitriol' and writing his comments on the scrapbook page under the clipping, Neild identifies the writers and adds how many of them died in 'miserable circumstances' or were mere hack writers, jealous of his prominence.
What that brought to mind I won't say, but since I am best known in the community as a hack writer, I decided to do something "at work.
 
 
 
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