tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009249011572927504.post7273926426215555363..comments2023-06-25T11:35:22.634-04:00Comments on Evil League of Evil Writers: Money for Nothing Skyla Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094497198550621780noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009249011572927504.post-21121918593655935542012-10-19T14:01:19.718-04:002012-10-19T14:01:19.718-04:00There was a fundraiser shortly after mine, IIRC, t...There was a fundraiser shortly after mine, IIRC, that had me seeing red. Second time this person had done one, and it was a sob story (including mention of turning down paying work!!) that ended with "Help me raise money to pay my bills, get non-emergency medical stuff, and go to a conference, and and and--"<br /><br />I'm sorry, but get a fucking job.<br /><br />I will HAPPILY help people. I love helping people. I want to help people. But I will not pay someone's bills because they can't fucking cope with life, manage money, or because they can't afford all the nice pretties we would ALL like. <br /><br />Incidentally, I also loathe the "help me pay my bills by buying my books" shit. Tongue in cheek comment, fine--that's amusing. But GUILTING people into buying your shit? Uh, hai, no. I like to afford groceries, yes, and I appreciate those who buy my shit and help with that, but I want people to buy/read my books because they want to read them, not because I've made them feel guilty about my electricity being shut off. I realize there's no dignity to be had in poverty (really, I do), but I have been there--was there for YEARS--and you can make it without being a fucking douche to people.Skyla Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094497198550621780noreply@blogger.com