Has an author ever regretted writing a book?

As a matter of fact, there have been cases of authors who have regretted writing their books for certain reasons. For instance: – American writer Peter Benchley stated that he regretted writing…   Top stories for {NAME} [Quora](   [Has an author ever regretted writing a book?]( Serge Elia, Avid reader • [Updated August 7, 2019]( [As a matter of fact, there have been cases of authors who have regretted writing their books for certain reasons. For instance: – American writer Peter Benchley stated that ... Read more » [Upvote] 1.6K [Comment] 41](   [How deep are skyscrapers in the ground?]( Hector Poe, Architect • [Answered September 2, 2022]( [For example, let's take the tallest building in the world at the moment - Burj Khalifa, located in the UAE (828 m) The foundation of Burj Khalifa was designed as a pile-and-... Read more » [Upvote] 9.8K [Comment] 269](   [Did Paul McCartney write every song on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band? If not, did John Lennon or George Harrison help with the songwriting?]( McKinzie Brantley III, Beatles Aficionado since '76 • [Updated June 15]( [Paul’s favorite Beatles album is Sgt. Pepper—probably b/c it was mainly a McCartney concept. Fair enough. But what many folks may miss…it’s the last album that features Len... Read more » [Upvote] 614 [Comment] 79](   [Why is Mexico so far behind the United States in terms of technology, innovation, defense, social progress, justice, and civil rights?]( Ricardo Pozas, lived in Mexico • [Updated August 10, 2017]( [From 1821 — the year when Mexico finally obtained independence from the Spaniards — until the Presidency of Lázaro Cárdenas began, in 1934, there is one thing that characte... Read more » [Upvote] 776 [Comment] 179](   [I broke Newton’s 3rd law and confirmed it mathematically. Who does an average guy contact to peer review this finding?]( Joshua Engel, not a physicist • [Answered June 7]( [You contact me. 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Physics & Computer Science, Uppsala University (1991) • [Answered April 21, 2017]( [I think the most profound change (which might come as a shock, but might be so slow in coming that everyone gets used to it while it’s developing) will be when we finally r... Read more » [Upvote] 6K [Comment] 688](   [When were the latest books written in the Bible, and what are they about?]( Dick Harfield, lives in Sydney, Australia • [Answered June 3]( [New Testament scholars say the latest book to be written in the Christian Bible is probably known as The Second Epistle of Peter. It refers to the Epistle of Jude, another ... Read more » [Upvote] 41 [Comment] 13](   [Have you ever been to Britain? If so, what was your opinion of it before you visited, and what is it now?]( Margaret Symons, Teacher • [Updated June 8]( [Before I went to Britain, I was very aware that the UK countries were from where many of us in the US, Canada, Australia, NZ and the Commonwealth countries had came from. T... 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