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Has anybody read Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang? (lemmus.org)
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Fun fact: it got made into the film Arrival.

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[–] TwinTusks@bitforged.space 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Many writer wrote short stories in periodicals while working on another job before they made it big.

Stephen King published many short stories while working in a laundromat and later as a teacher early in his career.