verb
- to produce literary or artistic work of poor quality quickly for financial gain
Usage: informal
Examples
- The struggling writer had to potboil romance novels to pay the rent.
- He refused to potboil his way through his career as an artist.
- Many talented authors potboil early in their careers before finding success.
- She decided to potboil a few mystery stories to make ends meet.
- The publisher encouraged new writers not to potboil but to focus on quality.
- After years of potboiling, he finally wrote the novel he was proud of.