Why it’s so hard for writers to ask for money for their work
Why it’s so hard for writers to ask for money for their work
Too many brains!
Welcome to the latest edition of Subtle Maneuvers, my fortnightly newsletter on wriggling through a creative life. It’s been one year since I turned on paid subscriptions for this newsletter, and I thought I’d use the occasion to ask a question that’s been nagging at me, namely: Why is it so hard to ask for money for my work??
Specifically, why is it so hard to ask readers—all of you—to pay for my writing? Because I do find it difficult in a sort of complicated way. I feel bad for asking you to chip in, and then I feel bad for feeling bad. What a mess! Here are two theories for why this may be.
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