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Originally Posted by Moejoe
Well I'd hope we're moving toward a world where profit is a secondary concern. I would love to make a living off writing, but that's not my plan at all. My plan is to write and to be read. I'm not even sure I'd offer a tip jar or any kind of donation in the end. Of course, things change. If I was offered a big fat publishing contract where I had the control, where I could still release my stuff for free without DRM or any of those restrictions, I wouldn't turn it down. And while I'm dreaming, I would also like Jennifer Jason Leigh to be my girlfriend 
Ghandi once said that we should be the world we want to exist (paraphrasing). I'm just following that example. We're at a very exciting time in writing, a time of experimentation and taking risks and chances. If not now, when? I really don't want to belong the traditional publishing industry or be involved with their business. This isn't business to me, this is love, this is passion and joy and all the good stuff about being a human being, a human doing. If I have to give up any part of that experience to cow-tow to people with pie charts and graphs, then I'll stop doing it. |
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