AC Paying PPM Royalties that is a Novel Thought
Makes Me Feel like a Skeeter with a Dragonfly's Peter
The fact that AC could do with and enrich themselves at their own leisure with no further adieux due to a CP always seemed a little (with teeth gritted) "not nice" to me.
I don't actually think I am good at this, I don't really think most people here are "good" at it, but, the fact is, we are doing it, writing, and it uses time, energy and resources to do so. We should be able to earn a tweak more if we actually per chance clunk off some blunder of utterance that people actually read...or look at for a few sentences-may those people be forgiven, me included. No matter how bad, useless, aggravating or whatever otherwise adversely affected by an article we are, we should read it "all". I wish I could learn to do that in all cases but such is seemingly not to be. I am "growing"...not "growed", ms word is trying to not let me do that but I am going to stubbornly bang my fists upon my high chair top and do it anyway.
This is a wee "thumbs up" to AC for letting some light through the shades which will allow them to see that we are a bit more than lab rats and to be treated in this new genre will produce more and hopefully better "stuff".
I can also see where this is going to be another fork aimed squarely at the back of the liars' lair of standard "professional" journalism and its beasts. This in which we can not only produce but also fire back is the future of journalism. We are making it. There is a due exclamation point there too, but I am still maintaining said aura of dignity.
Those who are paid in whatever incentive is ultimately effective do and shall produce, and in the USA that most desired is the one tool, which without, life, albeit humble yet not quite so interesting, is money. The base of this for those who need the base of things would be the age old adage, "Money talks, bullshit walks." May we all earnestly walk our individual conceptual bullshit right through the doors of prosperity and become now, via provided incentive a group which will shine thru the darkness of what has formerly been the domain of only "professional" liars, twisters, cheats and greed soaked deluminaries and deliver the final blows to the existing world of "journalism".
AC having found that holy grail and delivering said chest to our doorstep I will in the best spirit of the occasion pledge my very best to alter, re-appoint, anger and smile-ify the masses in betterment directly proportionate to the recently altered monetary circumstances.
Funny how when one feels rewarded the willingness to step over the bounds and defy ms word becomes so enticing, I have left red lines all over this ditty. I also plan to do so even further right after I take a deep breath, go to the front porch and see the new sun all over my country road, and yell, "YIPPPEEEE" to my far off neighbors who may actually not hear me... but, I am enthusiastic for the minute, so, maybe they will hear me...?
What I lack in actual skill I know I make up for in passion, so this is fun for me and I am pretty passionate right now so I guess it is fair to say that while this may not be good writing I know it is riddled with passion. I don't wish to leave anyone with any undue mental images though so the word "enthusiasm" and its variants could be used where you see "passion" and or its variants.
You see, I have been fastened down for about ten months now with a bad hip, two actually, so being the un-lazy person I am I took advantage of an opportunity afforded by AC at the behest of my friend, Trudy Marshall-Bowler-also an AC Producer-and began clunking out content I "thunk" up over the years. After tons of time messing around in here, I have found it to be one of the coolest little joints in town and right before my eyes it is getting better. An exclamation point due again, but I am maintaining my extended pinky posture for the moment.
I received the first of two hips on my right side three weeks ago. While I repair from this in the majestic fashion with which I do things, I sit here not accustomed to things going "well" lately and WHAMMO, square between the eyes I read that AC is going to pay me "more" for having fun and doing what I always wanted to do anyway. I have so enjoyed picking on people, being picked on by people, especially AJ, Timothy, and my good ole buddy Jeff, and reading other people's work, such as Barefoot, Hirjikaka, Buchanon, and so many others I can't name them all, seeing and learning and reading others' comments and so on and so forth as one does in a day at AC as a producer. ...yes, yes, yes, there is supposed to be an exclamation point there too. Patience, please, allow a man to work here would you...
So, while I sat here this morning with the first springtime sun shining all over and into a little country house in the grand popsicle which is Michigan, it was revealed to me that Associated Content was going to pay even more than the already insanely lucrative rewards they've endowed me with. I went drop-jawed. I blew coffee all over my computer, afterwhich I cleaned my computer, composed myself just out of of an actual absent-minded tilt-headed puppy like wonderment and announced thus to my lady. She, for some reason likes the silly word "fiance'", will become Mrs Doyle on the 17th of August, so immediately we dreamed together of ...I'm not telling that part.
Right after we danced, had dreams and delusions of grandeur I sat down and wrote this. Place all formerly restrained exclamation points (HERE) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dignity in exodus, there are the due exclamations. This is pretty cool, royalties, I could get used to that.
In further defiance of ms word and any facsimile of dignity, who'd a thunk it?
Dignity now restored, recognition and reward is honorable and respectable. Thank You AC.
Published by Daniel Doyle
I'm 50 years old, and a ten year US Army Veteran. I have lived a life of love as well as tragedy and pain as well as joy. I am a self-employed electrician when I'm not playing. I play as much as possible. View profile
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8 Comments
Post a CommentThat's what I thought. I too liked the idea at first, but PPM has actually caused me to stop writing for money. Now I'll only write on AC for the sake of writing. You're right - It is a novel thought. Just poorly executed (for us).
Daniel, you are anything but lacking in talent! Your writing is always interesting and provocative and yes, very passionate, whatever the subject. This piece is no exception. Congrats on the upcoming marriage.
DANIEL! OH MY GAWD- Son...son...you ain' in the South...but lad, you southern in yer heart, I can feel it in yer writin' (Look I know it's your...get used ta'it, here in 1957 Southern living...we run'all'kinda'words'togetha...gheeesh..)Hey...I think this AC thing is a keeper...but ran out in the street nakit' shouting "Eureka" when I heard about it...jus' 'member when we both get "axed" to take a hike off the ol' AC we be poken fun at...then we do the book...right? Call it "Politicians believin' in free speech "tolt" us to write this'un"... ;-) -Dana
:-) This was certainly an interesting read. :)
Scott,
I fired from the hip when I wrote this. I wanted to be forthright and excersize some innocent praise for what seemed like a good "do" on the part of AC...but, you are right. What would have paid 8, 10, or even up to 13 bucks is now 4. I don't really think much of that. I do now in hindsight wish I would have excersized a long ago learned wisdom and postured to wait and see before I wrote this article. I sensed what has come to pass, but I dismissed it. That was an error.
Firoze, We are rubbing each other's backs in public but I simply must tell you that your submissions are some of the most satisfying reads I have revealed to my eyes and if AC is not paying you...they should be. You are one of the most talented writers here, Sir. The wisdom, academic excellence and congenial delivery of your thoughts reveals a world aware man and I feel somewhat dis-illusioned that they pay you nothing. In that interest, I, Sir, rubbed your back publicly. It is certainly not money, but acknowledgement is certainly valuable.
Are you making more money now? I've found that the initial offers have gone down by more than I make by page views. I actually agree with you on principle (omg!), but I wonder how it all will work in practice. I sure hope that PPM royalties improve the writing on AC, and that better writing gets rewarded.
Daniel...methinks the gentleman is too modest...yr no mean wordsmith yourself..I don't get paid a cent for my offerings...the reason cited is that I do not reside in the USA and hence, presumably, am not worthy of renumeration. It does not really bother me, because I write for the sheer pleasure it affords me.