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...

I’m still super new to writing — like, barely know what I’m doing new — so when I came across this idea of a writer coin, it honestly blew my mind a bit. I always thought writing online was basically two choices:chase clicks, orthrow up a paywall and hope someone cares. Neither felt right for someone like me who’s just starting.But in AVC’s post, they explained this new thing Paragraph is doing: readers can actually benefit if the writer grows. Not through ads or subs — but through a token ti...

I’m still super new to writing — like, barely know what I’m doing new — so when I came across this idea of a writer coin, it honestly blew my mind a bit. I always thought writing online was basically two choices:chase clicks, orthrow up a paywall and hope someone cares. Neither felt right for someone like me who’s just starting.But in AVC’s post, they explained this new thing Paragraph is doing: readers can actually benefit if the writer grows. Not through ads or subs — but through a token ti...