Oh for Pete's sake.

What the hell did Pete ever do?

I’m certain to get sued for using this. I was never here…

I really should have called this the “What the fuck?!” post. And maybe I still will.
Yeah, some folks pledged me (while this place was set to not accept payments), saying that they wanted to support my writing. I find it hard to articulate how grateful I am for that sentiment.

Here’s the thing…. well, a couple of things.

1. All the content will remain completely free for everyone all the time. That ain’t changing. If you want to support what I do, that’s awesome. And if you don’t want to, that is also awesome, I’m just glad you’re reading, I really am.

2. Now I can’t remember the second thing.

I decided to turn on the payment thing mostly as a sign of value. It’s what I tell my students all the time. Your work has value, treat it as such.

Oh fuck, that sounds like I want you to pledge. I DON’T. Believe me, I waffled a lot on this for months. When I look ahead to what I’m going to do when I shuffle off this mortal coil (no not DIE, I mean retire. Geez. So morbid.) I’d like writing to be the thing I do. I make a few bucks every month from book sales, and that makes me feel better than it should. A few cases of beer, and some take out tacos and that money is gone—or the rest, I just blow on pancakes for the grandkids.

But anyway, it means that people valued the work enough that they put out a few bucks to purchase a book. It takes a lot for someone to do that… I should know, cuz I’m the same way. Not even the cost of the book, but the commitment to reading the thing. It’s significant.

Publishing is changing. A lot. Though, I’ve come close to Big 6 (or Big 5, soon to be, I dunno, Big Zero) deals… the work I do doesn’t attract people to my yard to drink my milkshake. Wait. Is that how it goes? YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. Damn kids, get out of my yard.
So I’m like one of those independent creators who is shaking the tree. It’s not much of a shake, more of a quaver. But here I am, doing the best I can do.

Anyway, this all sounds like I’m asking you to pledge. I AM NOT. So carry on.

If you do, maybe I’ll send you something cool. That’s about it.

Craig out. Stay tuned for more shenaningans. Shennanigins. Shahoobiggins…
Um, stuff.