EM Forster lived a long life and seems to have found some happiness. Joseph Heller wrote one of the best American novels of the 20th century, and while he had m

EM Forster lived a long life and seems to have found some happiness. Joseph Heller wrote one of the best American novels of the 20th century, and while he had medical issues later in life, I don't think he suffered from hard living. Also, I don't know why you think "non-commercial" matters. I think writers are similar to other people; the outcomes vary. We tend to notice the most atypical cases.