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True story: our accountant told our husband that our writing would make him rich. So he supported our decision to quit our despised day job. We reasoned time would be better spent in creative pursuit — and he agreed (we love our accountant for his unexpected support). All we have to say now is: Sucker! Not that we don’t work hard. It’s more that our genius has gone largely unrecognized. That’s fine — we’re shy. All of this is a roundabout way of suggesting each of you read this article. Because we sincerely hope you become as rich as your talent deserves, but we also know that brilliant minds often go largely unrewarded.

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