Reading this book on Iain M. Banks and Culture novels. Banks appears to have been seriously gonzo. Heavy drinker, speed demon (multiple car crashes), urban explorer (liked to climb infrastructure), liked blowing things up as a kid. No wonder Elon vibes. amazon.com/Culture-Iain-B
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Interesting that I’m nothing like this, but many authors I enjoy were kinda like this. Douglas Adams was similar though I think less extreme.
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I’ve tried and occasionally succeeded at imitating Adams’ style but I could never even try imitating Banks. I’m probably anti-gonzo. Never exceed moderate intensity living. Only been drunk 3-4 times in my life and didn’t enjoy it. Don’t like driving fast.
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Now I wonder which famous fiction writers have had personalities similar to mine, if any. Perhaps none. Possibly I have a non-fiction writing personality.
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Is there like a big fat book of short personality sketches of writers?
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