The Happenstance of Writers

In **Ars Longa, Vita Brevis**, Lewis Laphalm declares:

> Writers happen by accident, not by design.

Laphalm seems to forget the possibility of designing accidents.

Bukowski seems like a good instance of an accident by design.

See for instance **So You Want to Be a Writer?**:

http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/16549