Artists in general can come off as a bit weird to the general population, but thanks to social media, many of them have found a way to use that to their advantage.

But, writers can be a different story. Many often live or lived solitary or sheltered lives away from the media, so their secrets often go with them to the grave.

Here are 16 times that didn’t happen:

#16. She didn’t even keep it in a jar?

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#15. Like secret father like son.

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He told The Sundial in 2013:

“I went to fairly elaborate lengths to keep my parents a secret. This was awhile ago. So, back in those days most of my communication were by mail, real mail, not email. I was able to get an agent who worked for me for ten years before he ever found out about my parents and I had a long period of struggle where I was unable to sell much. I wrote three novels I was never able to sell. Including one I spent three years on.”