There's comes a point where you can't have a day job & make the transition successfully to being a full time creative without sacrifice.
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I mean you can try it, but in general if you want to produce the kind of quality work that makes money? You need that 40 hours
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Patreon & Paypal took a lot of pressure of for me. I don't have to chase checks because I can just write now. I could use more money
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We could all use more money I'm sure, but man...that's so many hours back from pitching & nagging outlets to pay me. I'm way more productive
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And I am writing more fiction (better fiction tbh) as well as longform nonfiction. Because money stress kills creativity. Just so you know
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Hell I tell so many more stories on Twitter because I am less "grr arrgh must not give away anything" since people tip & become patrons
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And I feel bad that more people aren't getting their work supported so I retweet people's book posts & Patreons etc. Because I know poverty
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I want people to be able to eat & see a doctor & have decent housing. (I am apparently cursed with housing problems forever) I hope you do
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If you can't afford to contribute? That's fine. RT & post it on FB. Do that for whatever stuff moves you. Seriously that does a lot.
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Matter of fact, reply to this tweet with your Patreons & Paypals & GoFundMe's etc & I'll retweet you. Go on.
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this one mostly talks about a couple of projects that i've been running for longer than i haven't been running themhttps://www.patreon.com/chaos
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