Kerra, I’ve been thinking about this so much lately. While my project is very niche, I deeply care about promoting and connecting with folks that come from out experiences. This was a reminder to lean into this more and do it more intentionally.
Thank you, Marc. My motives for joining Substack have changed since the summer. Yes, money affords opportunities. But I ultimately wanted a community with whom to share my work and from whom to learn. Despite what "late-stage capitalism" says, we get to determine how that happens.
Also: I look at myself as a CREATIVE. Not just a WRITER. I ACT, TEACH, SPIRITUAL LIFE COACH...and this Life supports/helps me share the WRITING PART OF ME on Da Stack. I call it having MULTIPLE STREAMS OF PASSIONS rather than MULTIPLE STREAMS of INCOME. Cuz I git PAID in INCOME in myriad other ways so that what I do on Substack is Icing on the Cake.
The rat race you described was one of the reasons I stopped posting. On the one hand, I felt like I was cheating my paid subscribers by not writing as many articles. However, writing articles out of demand and obligation also felt disingenuous. That's why I took a step back to re-evaluate my purpose.
I really appreciate this post, especially because I have felt myself falling into that paid subscriber rat race. It’s funny when I reflect. The whole reason I started writing on Substack was because I wanted people to read my stuff and engage.
You’re preaching today. Protecting my creative outlet is a top priority at this point. Platforms like Substack should promote “less can be more, if the less is more engaged” vs. “more simply being better”. That’s what I’m here for, at least. Keep going Kerra.
Kerra, I’ve been thinking about this so much lately. While my project is very niche, I deeply care about promoting and connecting with folks that come from out experiences. This was a reminder to lean into this more and do it more intentionally.
Thank you, Marc. My motives for joining Substack have changed since the summer. Yes, money affords opportunities. But I ultimately wanted a community with whom to share my work and from whom to learn. Despite what "late-stage capitalism" says, we get to determine how that happens.
....𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔. 𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒖𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒈𝒊𝒇𝒕𝒔.
THAT PART.
Glad U went in on this. It was Potent.
Also: I look at myself as a CREATIVE. Not just a WRITER. I ACT, TEACH, SPIRITUAL LIFE COACH...and this Life supports/helps me share the WRITING PART OF ME on Da Stack. I call it having MULTIPLE STREAMS OF PASSIONS rather than MULTIPLE STREAMS of INCOME. Cuz I git PAID in INCOME in myriad other ways so that what I do on Substack is Icing on the Cake.
I love this. I consider Substack and my other passions (paid or unpaid) as silent investors in my grand vision.
The rat race you described was one of the reasons I stopped posting. On the one hand, I felt like I was cheating my paid subscribers by not writing as many articles. However, writing articles out of demand and obligation also felt disingenuous. That's why I took a step back to re-evaluate my purpose.
I really appreciate this post, especially because I have felt myself falling into that paid subscriber rat race. It’s funny when I reflect. The whole reason I started writing on Substack was because I wanted people to read my stuff and engage.
You’re preaching today. Protecting my creative outlet is a top priority at this point. Platforms like Substack should promote “less can be more, if the less is more engaged” vs. “more simply being better”. That’s what I’m here for, at least. Keep going Kerra.