GETTING PAID TO WRITE ON SUBSTACK!
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I have been writing on Substack for two years on 5th January 2024. I have posted a lot, sometimes daily, but I didnโt feel comfortable about being paid for it.
Then I read that several of my favourite writers accept payments, but they put nothing behind a paywall. They rely on their subscribers volunteering to support their work financially.
My favourite writers do that and they are:
andLast night I received an email notification from Substack informing me that 16 people have pledged me a small contribution over recent months and I was very flattered to hear that. I did not know how to turn those pledges into reality, so I went to Substack settings to find out.
Well, it was super easy to do! I signed up for a Stripe account, filled in the basic details to create an account, linked it to my Substack account and went to bed congratulating myself for not being overwhelmed by tackling a whole new idea.
I did not expect to hear any news immediately but I did!
I am so excited! Look at this screenshot!
So, on Christmas Eve, I will receive my first ever payment for writing!
Isnโt that just fabulous?
I promise you all that I will never, ever put anything behind a paywall.
I will always be the same contrary, inquisitive and taboo-busting writer that I have always been.
Nothing will change.
We will go onwardsโฆ. just as before and, if you feel that you want to appreciate my work by paying, and only if you can afford it, please feel free to do so from now on.
I start 2024 as a paid writer!
Achieving the oldest of my ambitions finally.
There is nothing left on my tatty old bucket list!
I will have to start a new one!
Any suggestions? What should be my next goal?
Awesome Frances! This is a kinda big step, and it gives me great pleasure to think you're (finally) being remunerated for what you do so well.
But yes, yes I do have a suggestion for you......
I still want to buy your BOOK, with photos if possible, music references - everything including your kitchen sink , that you have had in your autobiographical stack. It would be wonderful.
Maybe SS will pay enough one day to find that magic person that knows how to do it and will do it for you - and for all of us who'd love to buy it and read it in our hot little hands.
Congrats on being valued. Inspiring post thanks