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James Kerr's avatar

Dead on with this piece. After 40 years of rejection slips, I write on, boat against the current of an indifferent publishing world. If I stopped to figure the monetary losses involved in my passion, I would only get depressed, so I don't bother. It's not about money anyway. It's about pursuing a passion, a dream. Writing is like eating for me--I have to do it to stay alive. The joy is in the pursuit, and I have to trust that I'm getting better at my craft. Best wishes to everyone else on this boat with me. https://www.peaceableman.com/post/four-reasons-to-keep-your-dreams-alive-and-they-have-nothing-to-do-with-money

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Elizabeth Creith's avatar

I dislike "for the love" publications on principle because if you can't afford to pay your writers, you shouldn't be running a magazine. It might be your passion, but it runs mostly on the (unpaid) passion of writers. I really dislike non-paying publications that require reading fees. I've been a professional writer for 35 years, and this kind of financial abuse is appalling.

If I'm going to be paying a reading fee, the publication had better be one I want to brag about being in.

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