As many Pen-Elayne readers know, I have very little patience for blog-begging. I find it irritating and arrogant when bloggers who are not being forced nor hired to write seem to expect monetary compensation as their gods-given due, particularly if they're well off and have already expressed their intention to use the money to buy frivolities and techie toys. We're blessed to live in an age when, aside from the basic costs of being online which one would need anyway for email and such, you never need spend a single cent to blog, so no money ought to be expected or requested of readers to support your hobby until and unless you're hired to do it professionally, in which case it's no longer a hobby.
However, when a blogger is in dire financial straits and is asking for a little help just to get them through their lives, that's something very different. If you're a fan of Trish Wilson's fine writing and have any disposable income on hand, I urge you to consider throwing a little her way. (She's even offering free dessert recipes and erotic fiction and other stuff she does well in return for your kindness.) This is the sort of thing at which the blog community excels.
However, when a blogger is in dire financial straits and is asking for a little help just to get them through their lives, that's something very different. If you're a fan of Trish Wilson's fine writing and have any disposable income on hand, I urge you to consider throwing a little her way. (She's even offering free dessert recipes and erotic fiction and other stuff she does well in return for your kindness.) This is the sort of thing at which the blog community excels.
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