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Message: Hi, I thought you might be interested in this article I found. How My Lawyer Became an Author and You Can Too There once was a time when I was fascinated by celebrities. Of course, that was well before the onset of the perpetual pop culture environment we live in today. But still, notable people are interesting. I’ve been especially taken with authors and poets. There’s an air of authority with people who do a good job shaping words into pictures, ideas, dreams… That’s the reason I met and hired Harvey, my new attorney, because he’s written a book. I figured if I needed to be represented on a sticky little matter of delinquent taxes, I might as well be represented by an authority. Harvey’s written a short book on negotiating with various taxing authorities so I gather he must be an expert. As it turns out, he’s really good at what he does. I got fairly close to Harvey the lawyer as we worked on my legal issues. And since I’ve always been curious about writers I asked him how he came to write the book titled, How YOU Can Negotiate a Deeply Discounted Tax Settlement. But Harvey didn’t have much to say. He actually brushed off my question with a casual answer that went something like, not much to it. I guess some people are shy. Well, Harvey was able to negotiate a deep discount for my tax liability and we’ve actually become fast friends. It seems we have quite a bit in common. I always fancied myself as a writer and thought it might be cool to hang out with someone who had written a published book. But I found something out about my friend and attorney that at first was just a little disappointing. It seems that Harvey didn’t write How YOU Can Negotiate a Deeply Discounted Tax Settlement at all. It was actually ghost written by a professional writer. I asked Harvey what was up with all of that and he explained it to me. It didn’t make me feel a whole lot better but at least I understand where he’s coming from now. Harvey explained to me that it isn’t enough to just be a good or even great attorney because there’s fierce competition in the field. He says that successful attorneys and others in general need something distinctive that allows them to stand above a crowded competitive field. There are many ways to achieve this and writing a book was one that appealed to him. The only problem is, Harvey claims to be a terrible writer. I tend to doubt that but I do understand his point. So how does an attorney who is a terrible writer become a locally famous author? Link: http://www.rainmakerlawyer.com/site/permalink/how_my_lawyer_became_an_author_and_you_can_too/