21 Famous Writers Who Made Terrible Decisions

Writers don’t tend to be paragons of temperance and rationality. If they were, they would probably be doing just about anything else. They’re idolized by their readers, but the truth is, literature is the last hope for people who are too messy to hold down a real job. And then, somehow, those same readers get mad at them for making the most unhinged decisions. 

Pick a side, guys.

For Redditor SiriusSprinkles9, the deaths of Fred Weasley and Hedwig the owl in the Harry Potter series were probably not the worst decision J.K. Rowling has ever made, but, like, they’re up there. “Apparently, it was between (Fred) and Arthur (in Order of the Phoenix),” they said, referring to the deceased’s father and patriarch of the Weasley clan. “I honestly think Arthur would have been the better choice.” Cold, Sprinkles. Way cold.

They then asked r/AskReddit, “What is the worst decision an author has made?” and their fellow Redditors brought all kinds of terrible decision-making to the party.