[puranjay]

Bukowski isn't the best example because while he became successful late in life, he'd been working on his craft for decades earlier. He didn't take up writing at 50; he just started getting published at 50. He already had decades of experience.

If Bukowski had never written a thing until he was 45, then it would make sense

[provolone]

He wrote of being refused by publishers when he was younger. It was his perseverance that brought him through. He never gave up on writing or drinking.