Steinbeck's dog ate half his manuscript
The oldest, most pathetic excuse in human history actually happened to an American literary titan. Steinbeck's Irish Setter puppy, Toby, was left alone for a few hours and completely shredded the first half of the manuscript for 'Of Mice and Men'. Steinbeck had to sit down and rewrite two solid months of work from scratch.

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