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But some of my writing is actually quite decent.

And all the while, I've been working these shitty menial jobs that don't really pay shit. Barback, bartender, server, moving man. I continue to work these jobs that break my back, and occasionally crush my soul.

And I don't want to get rich off of writing. That is clearly not an option.

But I would like to do better than paycheck to paycheck. And I would like to fund other projects down the line.

And I think I can be a good enough writer to do it.

My question to you, is this: How do I monetize my writing without being a begging little faggot?

I was thinking about starting a blog with a crypto donation option, or going through patreon, but all options sound gay at this point.

Money, and the want of it, is inherently distasteful. And I hate the fact that I need it. Asking for it makes me feel like the most shameless Jew.

So my question is, is there any way to do it tastefully?

Thanks, and Regards,

-Theodore Kent

But some of my writing is actually quite decent. And all the while, I've been working these shitty menial jobs that don't really pay shit. Barback, bartender, server, moving man. I continue to work these jobs that break my back, and occasionally crush my soul. And I don't want to get rich off of writing. That is clearly not an option. But I would like to do better than paycheck to paycheck. And I would like to fund other projects down the line. And I think I can be a good enough writer to do it. My question to you, is this: How do I monetize my writing without being a begging little faggot? I was thinking about starting a blog with a crypto donation option, or going through patreon, but all options sound gay at this point. Money, and the want of it, is inherently distasteful. And I hate the fact that I need it. Asking for it makes me feel like the most shameless Jew. So my question is, is there any way to do it tastefully? Thanks, and Regards, -Theodore Kent

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Either get little copywriting gigs (like fiverr) and write someone else's shit, with your own flavor... or write your own shit and 1) hope some faggots out there appreciate it enough to buy it, and spread the word to their friends, or 2) create the faggots' demand somehow and then provide what they crave.

Street poet/writer? Take drunk hipster money.

Get a small following and auction the opportunity to select a topic/form/challenge for you.

See what it'd take to teach writing workshops at night or on weekends.

Offer to ghostwrite heartfelt shit in dollar store greeting cards or whatever.

Get in on some community mural painting project and write a poem for some other starving artist to paint.

Bum a ride on a booth in a farmer's market offering to write while yuppies shop, in return give the booth sharer a cut or maybe they'll see it drives their egg sales or wood carving sales.