tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post4661867595251596342..comments2023-10-08T03:29:16.941-05:00Comments on Aaron Polson: Money Ain't All That DirtyAaron Polsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15173267932358617304noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-47047660954561218412010-04-17T11:12:40.624-05:002010-04-17T11:12:40.624-05:00I've been really lucky that my commissions hav...I've been really lucky that my commissions have come from someone who knows me and has very similar interests-- I would've chosen those two projects anyhow.<br /><br />Swartwood is right, whoever said that is a megadouche. I'm with you completely, money's nice, but if that's what we're doing, um, fail incoming. A story only has a half-life until someone reads it, though.Kateyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05727622678452936037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-88939834433137180142010-04-15T16:47:23.716-05:002010-04-15T16:47:23.716-05:00Jamie - I find about 10 cents in the halls at scho...Jamie - I find about 10 cents in the halls at school every day.<br /><br />Sophie - I wouldn't enjoy writing if I <i>had</i> to make money at it. If I <i>can</i>, that's a different thing. <br /><br />Hinny - I've tried to go for a few days without writing, and I can't. It's like crack now, so I hear you on continuing to write.<br /><br />Alan - We all hear doom and gloom about folks not reading anymore, but you're right--a huge portion of the population reads and reads a lot. <br /><br />Natalie - I want to go to Scandinavia, but only during the summer. (Screw the 20 hours of darkness during the winter)Aaron Polsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173267932358617304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-71598213513895298502010-04-15T15:36:42.703-05:002010-04-15T15:36:42.703-05:00If people are going to start adopting writers, can...If people are going to start adopting writers, can mine be a foreign adoption? I'd like to go to Asia ; )Fox Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05487359877190292039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-53163135815586886862010-04-15T14:17:47.016-05:002010-04-15T14:17:47.016-05:00If I may add to Alan's comment as well, it'...If I may add to Alan's comment as well, it's also sad that we revere Hollywood and all it has to offer as a society but yet schools can't seem to manage to find enough funds to keep music, drama and arts in the system...Kara McElhinnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10013577325689856288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-88084217143003972832010-04-15T12:38:33.883-05:002010-04-15T12:38:33.883-05:00If I might suggest to Jamie: work the storm sewers...If I might suggest to Jamie: work the storm sewers downtown with chewing gum at the end of a long stick or magnet at the end of a string. <br /><br />It's sad that so much of the population enjoys reading, yet so few make a living off of it. Perhaps 'adopt a writer' programs should be a put into place regionally...Alan W. Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17067022519729701245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-78034150327148671852010-04-15T08:58:42.371-05:002010-04-15T08:58:42.371-05:00As odd as this might sound, I actually write becau...As odd as this might sound, I actually write because I want to invoke emotion out of people. (Yes, the characters won't leave me the hell alone, they would chat me up all day and night if I let them) But when I wrote the rough draft of my WIP, I was so exhilerated I wanted to share it with everyone. The thought of "Everyone should get to feel this way" crossed my mind more times than I can count. <br /><br />I don't know if my writing does evoke emotion from folks, and I'm not looking to ask about it, it's just something I hope for. <br /><br />I'll keep on writing if the money is there or not, I don't really think I have much choice :DKara McElhinnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10013577325689856288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-736147294295854952010-04-15T08:18:44.556-05:002010-04-15T08:18:44.556-05:00I'd love to be paid for my writing. I've n...I'd love to be paid for my writing. I've not made more than £100 over the last six years, though. Hmm...<br /><br />Most people see writing as a hobby. It's only 'serious' writers who try to make money from it. <br /><br />I think there is an ingrained idea that you're not meant to make money by doing the things you enjoy!Sophie Playlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937622260333202138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604033530537822263.post-27417132275795566602010-04-15T08:05:47.417-05:002010-04-15T08:05:47.417-05:00Yeah, my hourly rate for writing is akin to lookin...Yeah, my hourly rate for writing is akin to looking for pennies on the street at this point. In fact, I think I could make more with a metal detector in the park. Definitely not in it for the money.Jamie Eyberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875759697016701358noreply@blogger.com