J. Robert Lennon writes about the end of the publishing industry, a story in which the improbably named "Binky Urban" plays a role. The most interesting aspect, to me, is the difference between having a paying job and not. It's gotta be so difficult to do your work in a setting where you feel you need to make money from it in order for you to keep doing it.
"Binky Urban"
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Please, please, please tell me that that last sentence was tongue-in-cheek.
Bj: Please explain your comment.
BJ is hoping your comment is tongue in cheek because a lot of people have jobs that they only do because they are paid. Like a lot.
AM,
I know that. I just think that's gotta be difficult.
One up-shot of needing to make money from your writing is that it helps you keep the audience in mind. That's not to say that keeping the audience in mind isn't difficult of course :)