this is probably cheating, but they did say anything. besides, i need to lay down the ground rules.
the basics
if you have a burning desire to read my opinion on something, you can pay me to write about it.
the way it works is this: when you click on a payment link under ‘commission me’, you’ll be taken to stripe’s interface. there will be a field labeled “prompt”. this is where you can write in the topic of your choice. once you enter your payment details and hit ‘buy’, i will get the prompt and as soon as i can, will begin writing the post. if i don’t know much about the topic given, i might take myself off to a search engine or even the local library.
i have also put a field in for you to put your name, if you would like me to credit you. This is optional.
think of the whole thing as a tip jar, of sorts.
things i won’t write about, don’t ask
thoughts i had during this process
i have to use next/previous buttons.
i have to use next/previous buttons and i have to write a minimum of 100 or 500 words, depending on the whims of the interwebs.
is this me externalising my locus of control? or am i being an entrepreneur? i had trouble spelling ‘entrepreneur’. the second r seemed unnatural. but i guess language is unnatural.
will anyone even want to commission me? so few people find this page, since it’s just a personal project. i did think i should promote it more, but i don’t want to lose the feeling of just doing whatever i want to however i want to. the internet is not real life, though in some ways t am more myself here than in person. i do not think it would be in the spirit of starting this website to turn it into some kind of business. if i wanted to be a professional writer i could submit to publications, and try to make a living writing about real things.
this is way more than 100 words. i guess that means the provocation worked. excellent.
until next time.