Neal Pollack, Mr. "World's Greatest Living Writer," makes a confession of his own in a letter to Salon. Responding to everyone's favorite anonymous semi-successful writer's confessions, he 'fesses:

Ten months after being named the "Hot Writer" of 2000 by Rolling Stone, I was writing promotional copy for Weight Watchers. I needed the money, they asked, I delivered. Last September, the day before leaving on tour for my first novel, I turned in a $750 essay about the joys of Passover to a magazine published by 1-800-FLOWERS. But I still don't believe that I hacked for your sins.

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