http://buttontapper.com Buttontapper.com Thu, 17 May 2012 20:21:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://buttontapper.com/2012/05/12/work-vs-play-dividing-commercial-and-artistic-writing/#comment-2302 Joseph Valentinetti Thu, 17 May 2012 20:21:09 +0000 http://buttontapper.com/?p=5835#comment-2302 I funded I Am Diving, one of my novels, through Indiegogo. I funded I Am Diving, one of my novels, through Indiegogo.

]]> http://buttontapper.com/2012/05/12/work-vs-play-dividing-commercial-and-artistic-writing/#comment-2299 Laura Roberts Thu, 17 May 2012 16:51:46 +0000 http://buttontapper.com/?p=5835#comment-2299 Very true, Joseph. I often think about the days of the patron, and wonder how it applies to modern-day writers. I think places like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo offer good alternatives to the classic system of patronage, where creative people are much less beholden to their funding providers, yet it's still win-win because those who contribute to your project still get something valuable out of it. I wrote a piece that kind of touches on this idea for Funds For Writers here: http://www.fundsforwriters.com/fundraisingwebsites.htm Very true, Joseph. I often think about the days of the patron, and wonder how it applies to modern-day writers. I think places like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo offer good alternatives to the classic system of patronage, where creative people are much less beholden to their funding providers, yet it’s still win-win because those who contribute to your project still get something valuable out of it. I wrote a piece that kind of touches on this idea for Funds For Writers here: http://www.fundsforwriters.com/fundraisingwebsites.htm

]]> http://buttontapper.com/2012/05/12/work-vs-play-dividing-commercial-and-artistic-writing/#comment-2296 Joseph Valentinetti Thu, 17 May 2012 13:18:56 +0000 http://buttontapper.com/?p=5835#comment-2296 Good post. There has always been a battle between the creative and the commercial. Does the money control the art? Joseph Good post. There has always been a battle between the creative and the commercial. Does the money control the art?
Joseph

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