>It is much harder to sit in a motel room, drink all day and type so you might get published someday and make money. His lifestyle and approach really wouldn't

>It is much harder to sit in a motel room, drink all day and type so you might get published someday and make money. His lifestyle and approach really wouldn't (doesn't) work today. color me surprised; that kind of dedicated labor and isolationism sounds a lot like the startup world, to me. pick the right specimen and they probably imbibe as much booze doing it, too.