Poetry Fishbowl Report for Tuesday, October 14

[ysabetwordsmith]

This month's poetry fishbowl got off to a slow start (comments turned off again, but I caught that after about an hour) and gradually picked up speed. It was going wild there for a while! I started around 11:30 AM and wrapped up a little after midnight, with lunch and supper breaks

Comments

[morningdove3202]

So, how much money do you make from the cyberfunded aspect of the "Poetry Fish Bowl" and then how much more do you expect to make from getting poetry published?

Dove

[ysabetwordsmith]

How much I make from cyberfunded creativity depends on how much people donate here! Sometimes I get very little, other times quite a bit. The more I make, the easier it is to justify spending a whole day on this project.

I usually don't post dollar amounts here, but I do over on cyberfund_creat. Last month was the most profitable thus far; I received $84 total. That's a cart or two of groceries. It's also $7 an hour, considering that I typically spend about 12 hours on a fishbowl. After the snailmail payment arrives, the October tally should be $58. I worked about 13 hours this time, so that's about $4.50/hour

[morningdove3202]

Thanks, I'm trying to sell this concept to my friend persephonerose who is an artist. I would LOVE to see her do an Art Fish Bowl or even an LJ Icon Fishbowl....

Dove

Yes!

[ysabetwordsmith]

She's on my Friends list too. What about it, persephonerose? Fishy fishy fishy? Also, please drop by cyberfund_creat for ideas on how to make cyberfunded creativity work. We've got a good mix of artists, writers, other creative people, and patrons on there; useful for discussions.

[whuffle]

Here's some more fodder for next time:
http://www.abandonedbutnotforgotten.com/
Particularly look through the massachusetts and new york sections. Spooky.
Also:
http://www.hudsonvalleyruins.org/yasinsac/links1.html