If you think about it, writers, artists and musicians have everything in the world working against us — because conventional wisdom tells us we're not "supposed" to make money doing this. We're supposed to suffer, because that's part and parcel of being an artist.
Many writers that hear this message get discouraged, and often take it to heart by worrying about "only" getting published through this channel or that, or by giving away their work for free because they don't think they'll ever be ...
Published on December 15, 2009 06:00