"Why I now accept donations" or "Well, duh!"

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I didn’t tell anyone I’d written a single blog until I’d already written and posted 50 of the suckers. That was way back in ’08.



I wanted to have something browse-worthy so if someone liked one, they could go back and read a bunch. I wasn’t interested readers.



I wanted addicts.



Blogging’s taught me I’m a real writer.



This is more surprising than it seems.



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