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Why do writers have so many superstitions?

Author Anthony Horowitz has revealed that he writes a letter to his wife with details of how his ...

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14.16 9 Apr 2025


Why do writers have so many superstitions?


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14.16 9 Apr 2025


Author Anthony Horowitz has revealed that he writes a letter to his wife with details of how his book ends, just in case he gets hit by a bus before finishing it.

The novelist doesn’t want to leave his readers in suspense if anything happened to him, and confessed to this habit. So, what other weird and wacky writer superstitions do authors follow?

Bestselling novelist Liz Nugent joins Seán to discuss.


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