There are more people who are willing and able to write than there are audience members willing and able to read their writing. This is the main problem.
Yes, nail, head.
When a skill, like hand sewing or writing, becomes something so rewarding that many people will do it for free, things have to change. It's wrenching and life altering for many, but it has to happen. Whining about the time consuming aspect of your skill, or how it ought to be worth more money to people, is useless if there are enough people giving it away.
Hey, I was unhappy when every Tom, Dick and Harry started selling off their used books for $.50. I couldn't make a living by selling things for that low a price. But if books sell for so little, then that is what they are currently worth.
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Date: 2011-01-21 04:01 pm (UTC)Yes, nail, head.
When a skill, like hand sewing or writing, becomes something so rewarding that many people will do it for free, things have to change. It's wrenching and life altering for many, but it has to happen. Whining about the time consuming aspect of your skill, or how it ought to be worth more money to people, is useless if there are enough people giving it away.
Hey, I was unhappy when every Tom, Dick and Harry started selling off their used books for $.50. I couldn't make a living by selling things for that low a price.
But if books sell for so little, then that is what they are currently worth.