Did Shakespeare spend half his work day in the pub scribbling the corner, did he spend time working in an office at the theater, did he have friends he spent time working with?
Edit: Do we have any accounts of this or of his contemporaries?
can you clarify: when you say "or other playwrights and authors", who are you referring to exactly? do you mean other English writers contemporary to Shakespeare, or just writers anytime anywhere (hint: it better not be the latter - see the rule against "throughout history" questions)
thx!