http://thebillfold.com/2013/01/never-for-money-always-for-love/ Everything About Money You Were Too Polite To Ask Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:41:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://thebillfold.com/2013/01/never-for-money-always-for-love/#comment-32502 stuffisthings Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:15:06 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=22432#comment-32502 @stuffisthings (um, not equally, obvs.) @stuffisthings (um, not equally, obvs.)

]]> http://thebillfold.com/2013/01/never-for-money-always-for-love/#comment-32497 stuffisthings Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:02:16 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=22432#comment-32497 @deepomega Child pornographer. Hitman. Republican member of the House of Representatives. Etc. @deepomega Child pornographer. Hitman. Republican member of the House of Representatives. Etc.

]]> http://thebillfold.com/2013/01/never-for-money-always-for-love/#comment-32493 Jake Reinhardt Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:38:02 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=22432#comment-32493 MARKETING. MARKETING.

]]> http://thebillfold.com/2013/01/never-for-money-always-for-love/#comment-32484 deepomega Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:21:09 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=22432#comment-32484 @stuffisthings Which jobs would you count as non-socially beneficial? @stuffisthings Which jobs would you count as non-socially beneficial?

]]> http://thebillfold.com/2013/01/never-for-money-always-for-love/#comment-32479 stuffisthings Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:02:39 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=22432#comment-32479 All socially beneficial occupations should be poorly-paid. That's why doctors make so little money. All socially beneficial occupations should be poorly-paid. That’s why doctors make so little money.

]]> http://thebillfold.com/2013/01/never-for-money-always-for-love/#comment-32458 TheDilettantista Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:38:19 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=22432#comment-32458 Interesting that the Billfold has two posts about sci-fi/nerd cult figures who from what I know are friendly in real life, back to back with each other. John Scalzi is a well-respected sci-fi writer in the nerd world, he knows his base and he writes well for it. i haven't read any of his books (yet) but I have a few on my Kindle, waiting to be read. Interesting that the Billfold has two posts about sci-fi/nerd cult figures who from what I know are friendly in real life, back to back with each other. John Scalzi is a well-respected sci-fi writer in the nerd world, he knows his base and he writes well for it. i haven’t read any of his books (yet) but I have a few on my Kindle, waiting to be read.

]]> http://thebillfold.com/2013/01/never-for-money-always-for-love/#comment-32450 Wilgrims Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:05:59 +0000 http://thebillfold.com/?p=22432#comment-32450 I dunno, that post skips any difficult questions. The vast majority of writing jobs involve (and always have involved) copying other dumb entertainment or helping sell something useless. To say you want to get rich writing is to say you want to do those things most of the time. Only a tiny, tiny fraction of writers make a lot of money not doing those things. I dunno, that post skips any difficult questions. The vast majority of writing jobs involve (and always have involved) copying other dumb entertainment or helping sell something useless. To say you want to get rich writing is to say you want to do those things most of the time. Only a tiny, tiny fraction of writers make a lot of money not doing those things.

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