Yeah. It was pretty obvious to me pretty early on that Substack was great for Substack, which takes 10 % off the top (or is it more?) but financially made no sense to the writer. There are just too many of us. There are a lot of people here whose work I enjoy and would like to support, but if it's ten people, it's $600 or $700 a year and that can get you The New York Times with a lot more people and much wider coverage. You'll pay for your niece maybe, or one or two good friends whose work you especially like, but that's it. I usually write because I have to write and I love the freedom of writing with no gatekeepers -- but I keep running into writers from the Before Times, when you actually got paid a living wage to write and thinking Substack is where old writers go to die.
AND you're an amazing comedic writer. Perhaps you should see if there are openings for writers for Kimmel, Fallon, Colbert? Surely one of them needs a four percenter! Bravo as always, Bob.
Bob,
Yeah. It was pretty obvious to me pretty early on that Substack was great for Substack, which takes 10 % off the top (or is it more?) but financially made no sense to the writer. There are just too many of us. There are a lot of people here whose work I enjoy and would like to support, but if it's ten people, it's $600 or $700 a year and that can get you The New York Times with a lot more people and much wider coverage. You'll pay for your niece maybe, or one or two good friends whose work you especially like, but that's it. I usually write because I have to write and I love the freedom of writing with no gatekeepers -- but I keep running into writers from the Before Times, when you actually got paid a living wage to write and thinking Substack is where old writers go to die.
AND you're an amazing comedic writer. Perhaps you should see if there are openings for writers for Kimmel, Fallon, Colbert? Surely one of them needs a four percenter! Bravo as always, Bob.
B for best of the bunch!
Congrats. Just don't ever become one of those 2 percenters!
BBBBB,,,,,,,,,,
I have a badge from TripAdvisor which is one of my most treasured possessions
Congrats, Bob, a well-deserved honor! I’m assuming since you’re now in the upper 4%, you’ll get a tax break this year?