I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what writing online actually means when you’re just starting out. I found the piece on writer coins and it hit-home: it’s less about putting up paywalls or chasing clicks, and more about building something with the people who believe in you early. Traditional subscriptions are great for some folks — but here’s what I felt: if I’m new to writing, asking people to pay feels weird. What I really want is people who are along for the journey, who believe I hav...

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what writing online actually means when you’re just starting out. I found the piece on writer coins and it hit-home: it’s less about putting up paywalls or chasing clicks, and more about building something with the people who believe in you early. Traditional subscriptions are great for some folks — but here’s what I felt: if I’m new to writing, asking people to pay feels weird. What I really want is people who are along for the journey, who believe I hav...

It’s officially Day 2 of my Paragraph journey, and I’m starting to realize something I never really thought about before: writing in public is a lot more emotional than I expected. Yesterday I wrote about discovering writer coins and how wild that idea feels to someone as new as me. That still stands — I’m genuinely curious about how this whole Web3-writing world works. But today, I’m noticing something different: I’m not just learning about tools or tokens… I’m learning about myself as a beg...

It’s officially Day 2 of my Paragraph journey, and I’m starting to realize something I never really thought about before: writing in public is a lot more emotional than I expected. Yesterday I wrote about discovering writer coins and how wild that idea feels to someone as new as me. That still stands — I’m genuinely curious about how this whole Web3-writing world works. But today, I’m noticing something different: I’m not just learning about tools or tokens… I’m learning about myself as a beg...