Good point. Einstein is probably the most famous example of this, doing his early work while working in a patent office. Gene Wolfe (Wikipedia: "He was often c

Good point. Einstein is probably the most famous example of this, doing his early work while working in a patent office. Gene Wolfe (Wikipedia: "He was often considered to be not only one of the greatest science fiction authors, but one of the best American writers regardless of genre.") is another, he wrote most of his famous works while working a day job as an engineer and editor.