writers

Some say dentists have the highest suicide rate among all professions. Not so; it’s actually physicians. Try telling that to writers, though, those sensitive, sun-challenged, pale creatures who spend their days in isolation, staring at a blank screen, bleeding for their art, pitching their wares to an uncaring public. No wonder the following writers ditched their typewriters and hit the delete button on their lives. Makes you wonder why great art comes at such a high cost. The only upside? No one is better qualified to write a suicide note. Here are 11 famous writers who took their own lives. Breece D’J ...