For me, promotion is more important than being paid. I make way more money at my day job than I do writing poems and stories. The payment makes me feel like my work is valued by editors—a good thing for sure—but promotion is so much more important. I write because I want people to read what I write. Not as a way to make money. And, as a …
For me, promotion is more important than being paid. I make way more money at my day job than I do writing poems and stories. The payment makes me feel like my work is valued by editors—a good thing for sure—but promotion is so much more important. I write because I want people to read what I write. Not as a way to make money. And, as a reader I’ve discovered new writers from following journals that aggressively promote their contributions.
For me, promotion is more important than being paid. I make way more money at my day job than I do writing poems and stories. The payment makes me feel like my work is valued by editors—a good thing for sure—but promotion is so much more important. I write because I want people to read what I write. Not as a way to make money. And, as a reader I’ve discovered new writers from following journals that aggressively promote their contributions.