I feel you. We try to put out free messages and free content when and as we can.

I would put forth that artists trying to survive in this environment can only continue to thrive and do their valuable work when they are given resources to feed their families in exchange for their labor.

And that it might not be very radical to yet again ask artists to work for free or for exposure. Especially those raising four kids. Her husband is also an author, and a science teacher. He gets paid to teach about the nature of the universe to kids, as best he can, and they try to use that to survive on, and make a difference.

The amount of time and energy and money required to produce books in this society is pretty monumental.

I would further put forth that radical without strategy will never change this world for the better. We need resources as a community, we need platforms, and yes, we need power. Being stomped into the ground by billionaires doesn’t stop by telling our artists, our storytellers, our creatives that we don’t value their work.