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Re: the PS, I'm more than happy to buy books via your affiliate links. It's very nice of you to go out of your way to find relevant material, instad of copping

• raganwald 18y ago
  The money I make off referrals is insignificant. What I do is take it as gift certificates, which I spend on books and music. I'm grateful for those, in a way that's a lot better than cash. If it were cash, I might be tempted to ask whether writing really pays. The answer is definitely it does not pay compared to just about anything. I could make more money doing menial labour building Koi ponds and have lots of fun. However, the buzz of getting a book or CD is way higher than the equivalent cash value. It's very irrational: If I take two hours to write a post, and I earned $14.00 from it, I would be devastated to earn $7 an hour. But if I get a copy of The Goldberg Variations that I'd never heard before from that article, and I get hours of enjoyment from it... It feels like a terrific bargain to work for two hours and then enjoy a wonderful piece of music. (I am not getting into the other rewards of writing. I am strictly responding to the question about referrals.)