For the longest time I have struggled with the question of
Where to begin? Continue reading “17 01 28 – Working Backwards”
I could write you a letter
Some sad pathetic letter
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I am very serious about the business of creative living, and I will never stop creating, no matter what the outcome, and no matter how deep my anxieties and insecurities may be.
— Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic (p.95)
I love researching and writing this blog. But it takes hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars a month to sustain. Keeping it a clean, ad-free reading experience — which is important to me and, I hope, to you — means it’s subsidized by the generous support of readers like you. So if you find any joy and stimulation in it, please consider a modest donation — however much you can afford. When it comes from the heart, it’s the kind of gesture that makes me warm with appreciation.
Over the years, I have struggled with how to balance my deep, internal drive to create this website, with the costs of time, energy, and money required to do so. Do I charge for content? Do I pursue sponsors or advertisers? Or do I just continue to let it be a fully self-supported pet-project that I merely dabble with in my extremely limited free time? Continue reading “Why I Chose Donation-Based Support for My Blog”
I just can’t wait anymore. I just have to start this.
I don’t know what this will turn out to be. It’s the complete opposite of what my usual over-planner self would do.
But I have to do it.
If you're going to be here, you might as well live. 