Ahh, yes, as others have shared, this is SO resonant! I started my newsletter as an outlet for things I couldn't find another home for, or wanted to shared unedited. But it has started to feel like almost as much pressure as all the other deadlines. This particularly landed; I was pursuing writing a book until I realized that was just, f…
Ahh, yes, as others have shared, this is SO resonant! I started my newsletter as an outlet for things I couldn't find another home for, or wanted to shared unedited. But it has started to feel like almost as much pressure as all the other deadlines. This particularly landed; I was pursuing writing a book until I realized that was just, for me, perpetuating a lot of the problems I was looking to get away from:
"But cost of living is up; there are more newsletters than ever for everyone to support; I don’t actively stoke engagement because it would be a part-time job to stay on top of; and I’m also asking folks to preorder a book. The media and publishing business being a mess isn’t one that individual subscriptions will solve, and the model is ripe for burning writers out and causing personal anxiety about self-worth. Yet it is understandable how many of us have thrown our hat in this ring, when what traditional media offers is often payment in maybe four to six months after a pitch is accepted. We’re just lucky there are still any places to pitch at all."
Thank you for all you do, and will be getting the book once some more of said payments that are very late come through :)
Ahh, yes, as others have shared, this is SO resonant! I started my newsletter as an outlet for things I couldn't find another home for, or wanted to shared unedited. But it has started to feel like almost as much pressure as all the other deadlines. This particularly landed; I was pursuing writing a book until I realized that was just, for me, perpetuating a lot of the problems I was looking to get away from:
"But cost of living is up; there are more newsletters than ever for everyone to support; I don’t actively stoke engagement because it would be a part-time job to stay on top of; and I’m also asking folks to preorder a book. The media and publishing business being a mess isn’t one that individual subscriptions will solve, and the model is ripe for burning writers out and causing personal anxiety about self-worth. Yet it is understandable how many of us have thrown our hat in this ring, when what traditional media offers is often payment in maybe four to six months after a pitch is accepted. We’re just lucky there are still any places to pitch at all."
Thank you for all you do, and will be getting the book once some more of said payments that are very late come through :)