tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020036606005757534.post5236046822263751308..comments2024-02-16T00:48:56.686-08:00Comments on The Man Who Painted Agnieszka's Shoes: Patroned by the People: A Very Old New Way of Making a LivingAgnieszkas Shoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07831763071877082489noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020036606005757534.post-50924879644279956752013-12-23T11:18:36.493-08:002013-12-23T11:18:36.493-08:00How did this experiment work out for you?How did this experiment work out for you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020036606005757534.post-66907384476963859042009-07-15T14:14:50.872-07:002009-07-15T14:14:50.872-07:00That would be the way to do it, Paul. I love the i...That would be the way to do it, Paul. I love the idea that pwople would be able to pay to have a reading written for their wedding - or a special chapbook produced for an anniversary -that kind of thing, but maybe that's just the hopeless Byronic romantic in me!!Agnieszkas Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831763071877082489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020036606005757534.post-65371185840211995682009-07-15T13:34:21.130-07:002009-07-15T13:34:21.130-07:00That's an interesting idea. You could try putt...That's an interesting idea. You could try putting a paypal donate button on your blog. The kind of work you are suggesting is much like a freelance writer\editor does at the moment.Paulhttp://gingatao.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020036606005757534.post-24731438396931317082009-07-15T12:15:03.930-07:002009-07-15T12:15:03.930-07:00Hey, there MCM! I kind of wrote this for you after...Hey, there MCM! I kind of wrote this for you after our chat the other day. I'd thought about that, MCM - one of the things I had wondered is doing it for 3 months in advance of teh period in question (whilst writing on top of the day job as at present). That way you know how much you have, and can put it all into an interest-bearing account, and offer you patrons the choice of taking it back with interest or turning it to some other culture-related good cause - or seeing if you can get a half-time job.<br /><br />Maybe we won't tear the idea down but refine it - then we can build a whole community of writers on the model (a new Factory!) - I should see what my fellow Year Zeros think.<br /><br />Hmm Freevolutionary times, comrades!!<br /><br />Nice way of putting it, Piers - I have no desire to live like a king, just to have enough to get by.Agnieszkas Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831763071877082489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020036606005757534.post-63204594825392392382009-07-15T11:55:06.545-07:002009-07-15T11:55:06.545-07:00Visionary stuff!
Transparency is important here.....Visionary stuff!<br /><br />Transparency is important here... if people can see that just because you've published something here or there, you have no expectations of living like a king, you place yourself in a position where patronage is more likely. You are more like a non-profit organization which publishes its operating costs.<br /><br />Would you post quarterly reports? In Q3, my ideology is...P. M. Hollotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542635131280325135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020036606005757534.post-13934460773852648822009-07-15T11:30:49.004-07:002009-07-15T11:30:49.004-07:00I'm gonna give this a try, too! It looks too ...I'm gonna give this a try, too! It looks too much fun not to do.<br /><br />The only trick is: if you don't get adequate funding, do you NOT release your work for free? If not, is that negatively impacting your marketing opportunities?<br /><br />Still, it's the best idea I've seen in a long time. Good luck!MCMhttp://1889.canoreply@blogger.com