I am not sure how true to life the story is but if you want to see an inspirational video, one that will carry you through those times when you have just come up against a brick wall in your writing watch - "Charles Dickens - The Ghost of Christmas Past"
It is a semi documentary portraying his struggles when he was pressed for money and trying to force his writing and getting nowhere. Inspiration struck, or was it a short bout of insanity which gave him the inspiration for A Christmas Carol?
