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710 million illegal immigrants get away with full-time jobs in the US and you're worried about writing a novel?– JonathanReez ♦Commented May 11, 2016 at 13:02
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2@JonathanReez Those illegal immigrants are probably not hoping to be able to travel to the US in future under the VWP however (or to other countries that the US shares information with)– CMasterCommented May 11, 2016 at 13:16
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1You are totally OK. Don't even worry about it. purely theoretically it's an interesting question. For example, in the case of an incredibly successful author (say, JK Rowling), you do wonder if the US authorities would have something to say about it or if it would affect Her (probably hugely complicated) tax issues in some way.– FattieCommented May 11, 2016 at 14:33
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1This starts to get in to the same issue with any "creative" task - when counts as "working"? Are you not allowed to think up new ideas even, that you may one day sell? Or is the "work" the act of turning those ideas, characters, outlines (which may take a long time to develop) into the "product" of a manuscript (which may be a quick process). Not that I'd necessarily advise a philosphical debate with a border agent.– CMasterCommented May 11, 2016 at 15:03
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4As a practical matter, how would you get caught? A tourist sitting a hotel room typing on a laptop or writing in a notebook could be making notes on their travel diary or writing the next great novel and nobody would know the difference, nor do immigration authorities keep such close tabs on your everyday activities.– Zach LiptonCommented May 11, 2016 at 16:31
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