Poor Agatha

Since I’ve been writing like a maniac for the last two weeks, both with pencil and keyboard, I thought this especially interesting on my calendar.

Although she ranks as one of literary history’s most prolific authors, Agatha Christie never once set pen to paper.  She was afflicted with a learning disability called dysgraphia, which prevented her from writing legibly.  As a result, she had to dictate all her novels.  Here’s hoping the poor typist got combat pay!

I would like to point out that Ms. Christie wrote romance novels under a pen name, short stories and plays, and most memorably – 80 detective novels. 

I know that her secretary had a tough job, but I’m thinking too – how very frustrating for Agatha.  I write deep into the night.  What if she thought of something good or solved a plot problem and her secretary wasn’t around.

Gad!