TIL as a struggling young writer, Harper Lee received a gift of a years wages from a friend with a note saying "you have a year off your job to write whatever you want. Merry Christmas" she wrote 'To Kill A Mockingbird'

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Submitted April 13, 2015 at 11:12AM by RedDress88 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/32evn3/til_as_a_struggling_young_writer_harper_lee/