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Old 09-30-2011, 02:05 PM   #44
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
I'm honestly not sure why you're raising the issue of doctors and lawyers - they do a completely different type of job. A job in which you create something for no pay, and then sell it, is fundamentally different from paid work in which you are being paid for your labour as you do it. Writing a book is an example of the former; doctors and lawyers, the latter.
Doctors and lawyers also make a heck of a lot less per client visit than an author does in a single advance. They're just not comprable jobs at all.
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