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Just as a counter point, I wrote a book because I wanted to prove to myself that I could. It will probably never see the light of day, but I did it and I found the experience valuable. But, maybe you are just talking about people who sell books? In that case, I think the majority of authors are not getting rich, famous, or hired for the number of books on their resume.


> I wanted to prove to myself that I could

I'm pretty sure the need to prove yourself to yourself is the truest literary form of freudian ego.




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