{"id":9045,"date":"2015-11-23T10:28:55","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T10:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migqxjzty5-staging.onrocket.site\/blog\/?p=9045"},"modified":"2022-12-05T15:31:30","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T15:31:30","slug":"the-day-jobs-that-inspired-famous-authors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/the-day-jobs-that-inspired-famous-authors\/","title":{"rendered":"The day jobs that inspired famous authors"},"content":{"rendered":"

With National Novel Writing Month in full swing, thousands of hopeful novelists around the world are experiencing all the fun of trying to juggle a full-time job with a passion for writing. For those cursing their work commitments, there\u2019s good news: some of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful authors clearly drew inspiration from their day job to create stunning works of fiction.<\/p>\n

Could Bram Stoker have written Dracula if he wasn\u2019t inspired by an actor at the theatre he managed? Unlikely<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Would John Grisham even have picked up a pen if it wasn\u2019t for a career that brought him into the courtroom? Doubt it<\/em>.<\/p>\n

If Nicholas Sparks wasn\u2019t a pharmaceutical salesman would Ryan Gosling ever have starred in the film adaptation of The Notebook? Well, probably<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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The Day Jobs of Famous Authors<\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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  1. \n

    Bram Stoker – Theatre <\/a>Manager<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n

  2. \n

    John Grisham – Attorney<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n

  3. \n

    Stephen King – Teacher<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n

  4. \n

    JK Rowling – Teacher<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n

  5. \n

    George RR Martin – Teacher<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n

  6. \n

    Harper Lee – Airline Ticket Agent<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n

  7. \n

    Joseph Heller – Copywriter<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n

  8. \n

    Nicholas Sparks – Pharmaceutical Salesman<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n

  9. \n

    Dan Brown – Teacher<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n

  10. \n

    Arthur Conan Doyle – Medical Practitioner<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n

  11. \n

    Franz Kafka – Insurance <\/a>Officer<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n

  12. \n

    JM Coetzee – University <\/a>Professor<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n

  13. \n

    Haruki\u00a0Murakami – Business Owner<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n

  14. \n

    Joseph Conrad – Merchant Seaman<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n

  15. \n

    Gabriel Garcia Marquez – Journalist<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    \"The<\/a><\/p>\n

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