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Rambler No. 14 “Authors and writing” — Have you ever read the Twitter feed of your favourite author? Has the disparity between their published canon and their public Tweets ever forced you to block them, vowing never to open their feed again? If that sounds like you—then read this essay. Johnson illustrates the fact: there is no comparison to be made between the writer and the man. They are not the same.