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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
Work for hire has never gotten any residuals. It's one of the reasons that I often point out that if there is no threat of making money or a continued revenue stream, writers would stop writing or not put their heart and soul into it. Writing for hire for publishers (despite their best efforts) has never taken off.
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But most writers do indeed do "work for hire". Far more people make a living as journalists, writing advertising copy, etc, than make a living from writing fiction.