is pursuing writing worth it? | the state of trad pub, art v. capitalism + full-time writing update

‪@Riniapple‬ 's video ♡    • Open Diary ✿ Why I work so hard on my art ...   ☕️ support the channel by leaving a tip or get access to beta reading slots + extra/early content by joining my monthly memberships: https://ko-fi.com/krismf/tiers from small author advances, to an increasingly difficult querying and submission landscape, there's a lot of discussion on the state of the traditional publishing market, and whether pursuing writing is worthwhile in the long run. as a newly full-time writer, here's my seasonal discussion on how i've been feeling about the value (and struggle) of my creative journey. 0:00 it is hard to sell books 1:44 feeling "behind" 2:36 debut virality or bust?? 4:57 art vs capitalism 6:59 kris had a girlboss era 8:41 becoming serious about writing 10:47 realities of "full time" writing 12:14 corporate americaaa 14:48 a local heavens retrospective 17:52 financial vs spiritual sustainability 20:00 the devil on my shoulder 22:02 the eternal quest for answers ₊˚⊹⋆₊˚⊹⋆₊˚⊹⋆₊˚⊹⋆ 📬 business enquiries: [email protected] / about / i'm kris (she/her), a speculative fiction writer documenting my writing process, ongoing projects and chatting about craft ☀️ / published work / SWAY WITH ME UNTIL WE BLEED (Augur 6.1): https://augursociety.org/sway-with-me... / where to find me / 💌 free newsletter: https://kmfajardo.substack.com/ ☕️ support my work through ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/krismf website: https://kmfajardo.com/ socials:   / km_fajardo     / krismfajardo     / krismfajardo     / krismfajardo   🎧 Music by Kissmykas - Lockdown - https://thmatc.co/?l=9E93C3D2 ⌨️ *my keyboard: https://epomaker.com/products/epomake... ↠ the keyboard switches I have are the LEOBOG Reaper Switches (*affiliate: I make a small % commission from orders purchased through this link.) #authortube #writing