tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089616.post7986617760119006836..comments2023-12-30T18:56:13.073-05:00Comments on Land Mammal: More than flurriesAnne Haineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17038705452206752521noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089616.post-53824521435011462782010-02-06T11:32:50.617-05:002010-02-06T11:32:50.617-05:00good question. i've not made much in the way o...good question. i've not made much in the way of money with my writing but when i do get a small amount in i tend to just reinvest it in things related to writing whether it is saving for AWP or buying a new book of poetry. The most I ever received at one time was $50 from a small local contest. I put in an order for more copies of my chapbook :)jessie cartyhttp://jessiecarty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089616.post-32498311730184662672010-02-06T08:59:26.967-05:002010-02-06T08:59:26.967-05:00I tithe. To the church of poetry. I know that soun...I tithe. To the church of poetry. I know that sounds flip, or maybe blasphemous, but my theory goes that the best way to be alive in the art, the craft is to feed it. <br /><br />So whenever I get a po-biz check, I get to use a certain percentage of it for whatever I think will feed the poetry. Sometimes a book, sometimes some talismanic object, sometimes a subscription to a journal, sometimes new hiking boots. <br /><br />The percentage moves around a lot.<br /><br />I spent most of my book advance to cover expenses to go to Sewanee.<br /><br />Most of the time most of my money has to go to the living--food, mortgage, postage, gas for the car.<br /><br />But investment in the craft is how you grow it. So I keep general track of the income from po-biz stuff and what I can spend. Then I wait until there is something I <i>need.</i>Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163920808413285914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9089616.post-67495307355116627152010-02-06T01:23:35.934-05:002010-02-06T01:23:35.934-05:00Actual check? For a piece of writing? I... I don&#...Actual check? For a piece of writing? I... I don't understand... [confused cat expression]<br /><br />As far as I can recall, I've never made any money, none, for publishing poems in magazines or anthologies. My lifetime income from 40+ years of writing is I think somewhere between $200 and $250, and about half of that is from a couple of essay/article type things and some book reviews. The rest is scattered tiny amounts for a few poetry readings I've done.<br /><br />The largest single payment I've gotten was, I think, $60.00, for one of the article/essay things.<br /><br />I'm not counting here any money people may have given me for copies of my books, because overall I likely have either spent more than I've made or may have about broken even. (Long dull details I won't bore with.)<br /><br />I have no idea what I did with any of the small amount of money I've made over the years, but I basically spent it on whatever needed spending at the moment. I didn't secret away in a special Literary Lucre fund.<br /><br />(Word Verification is "spentn", which I believe proves my point. ;)<br /><br />*<br /><br />Snowed lightly all day here, the temperature near enough to freezing/melting point that a lot of it became sloppy slush or muddy curb water as the day went on. Sidewalks had barely a coating of snow most places I walked. Hoping it melts off before this coming week when it's supposed to turn colder. Could make for wicked walking if all this stuff slushy stuff freezes up hard.Lyle Daggetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10731915540520704368noreply@blogger.com