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Originally Posted by rogue_librarian
Of course he could (and should) have simply willed it to her... All that it takes in most jurisdictions is a piece of paper and half an hour of your time.
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However, when he died, his novels were unpublished. He had just been a journalist who wrote in his spare time. For most people, it wouldn't be that big of a deal. He hadn't attempted to get them published until right before he died, wasn't seen as well off in life, so it only became a fight after the money started rolling in posthumously. Also, the will he made when he was 23 was invalidated under the claim it wasn't officially witnessed.