rock_steady88

Where in my post did I say "ALL AUTHORS HAVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS"? I named Hemingway, Joyce, and King and said I looked a few other great authors who also had substance abuse problems. Since the ones I looked up all had problems I decided I wanted to know about some famous authors who didn't have substance abuse problems so I figured what better place to ask this question than on a forum dedicated to books. I guess next time I better word my question more carefully.

I've been doing some research on famous authors like Hemingway, King, and Joyce and I see they all had some kind of addiction and I did more research and found a lot more authors who also suffered from some kind of drug or alcohol addiction and it got me to wondering who are some famous authors that didn't have a substance abuse problem.

If so do you feel the time limit gives you better motivation for actually taking the time aside to read and finish the novel. I have a bit of a short attention span and I want to find a way to encourage myself to read because I know for a fact I am missing out on a lot of great things by not reading.