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Charles Bukowski immediately came to mind while reading the list of late bloomers.
by provolone 7y ago
Charles Bukowski immediately came to mind while reading the list of late bloomers.
- quickthrower2 7y agoRay Kroc, Walter White too
- foldingmoney 7y agoRay Kroc was already a successful salesman by most ordinary standards, and then became extraordinarily successful. Walter White narrowly missed out on a place as a co-founder of a multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical company. Neither is really a late bloomer.
- puranjay 7y agoBukowski isn't the best example because while he became successful late in life, he'd been working on his craft for decades earlier. He didn't take up writing at 50; he just started getting published at 50. He already had decades of experience. If Bukowski had never written a thing until he was 45, then it would make sense
- provolone 7y agoHe wrote of being refused by publishers when he was younger. It was his perseverance that brought him through. He never gave up on writing or drinking.