tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192203912954475571.post5368449627690191283..comments2023-11-02T10:08:29.955+00:00Comments on Shaking out the Colours: But How do You Make Money?siobsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091658749655247261noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192203912954475571.post-70257502773062758852009-11-25T21:55:15.490+00:002009-11-25T21:55:15.490+00:00Thanks for posting that - a very useful summary.Thanks for posting that - a very useful summary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192203912954475571.post-34102830111083455212009-11-25T13:23:12.142+00:002009-11-25T13:23:12.142+00:00Well, all of those things are true. And it's a...Well, all of those things are true. And it's also the case that writers want to make a living and pay the bills - so the question of some payment becomes perplexing. Unless you work FT elsewhere and squeeze writing into the margins. Which is a strategy. But Damien's talk was also about working as writers within community projects and how rewarding that can be at all levels.siobsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08091658749655247261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2192203912954475571.post-25604659315451307932009-11-25T11:31:26.834+00:002009-11-25T11:31:26.834+00:00Trying to answer the question 'What are writer...Trying to answer the question 'What are writers actually for?' makes me feel uncomfortable. It makes me dwell on the more selfish aspects of the writer's life. I write because I want to, because I need to, because there are lots of thoughts rolling round my head that I have to commit to paper/computer screen. When I make a bit of money along the way then I see that as a bonus.Rosalind Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363027308436257933noreply@blogger.com