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Robert Rich wrote a long reply to this: http://robertrich.com/1000-true-fans-an-answer/ http://robertrich.com/1000-true-fans-an-answer/ It's been 2 years since
by aw3c2 17y ago
Robert Rich wrote a long reply to this: http://robertrich.com/1000-true-fans-an-answer/ http://robertrich.com/1000-true-fans-an-answer/
It's been 2 years since I read it but if I recall correctly it was worth it.
- wallflower 17y ago> The sort of artist who survives at the long tail is the sort who would be happy doing nothing else, who willingly sacrifices security and comfort for the chance to communicate something meaningful, hoping to catch the attention of those few in the world who seek what they also find meaningful. It’s a somewhat solitary existence, a bit like a lighthouse keeper throwing a beam out into the darkness, in faith that this action might help someone unseen. Wow. Best essay on honesty in passion vs life I've read in a long time. Thank you for posting this!
- barry-cotter 17y agoSo did John Scalzi. http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/03/12/the-nagging-details-about-1000-true-fans/ http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/03/12/the-nagging-details-ab...