I'd love to make money from my writing, and I do, a little - from short stories published in mags (some of them pay - don't think about how that converts in $/hour, you'd weep!), from a published short story collection (the publisher takes off a hefty chunk, and the printer/distrib), and hopefully from the crime novel coming up this summer. But Substack? I never considered it... I much prefer having people pick up the books. And who would pay for my thoughts about writing anyway????
Well said, Ben. It can be a frustrating endeavor, this writing. And couple that with an attempt to make money at it, and it's a bit like pounding a nail with your head. I only have one paid subscriber in 6 months and I still do all of mine as free. I, too, think fiction is a hard sell on here and frankly that surprises me.
I'd love to make money from my writing, and I do, a little - from short stories published in mags (some of them pay - don't think about how that converts in $/hour, you'd weep!), from a published short story collection (the publisher takes off a hefty chunk, and the printer/distrib), and hopefully from the crime novel coming up this summer. But Substack? I never considered it... I much prefer having people pick up the books. And who would pay for my thoughts about writing anyway????
Well said, Ben. It can be a frustrating endeavor, this writing. And couple that with an attempt to make money at it, and it's a bit like pounding a nail with your head. I only have one paid subscriber in 6 months and I still do all of mine as free. I, too, think fiction is a hard sell on here and frankly that surprises me.