RE: The Celestial - a fantasy short story
Awesome! That's a nice motivation and it explains your reasoning very well, so I understand where you're coming from. I agree with you in the value-gain disproportion, but I don't think that there is any shortcut that can bring you what you described without high investments.
Maybe this money that you're spending won't bring you to your ultimate goal, but it may bring some nice eyes to your work without having to do much more networking than pay-and-write.
I hope that you don't lose too much compared to what you earn. :P
Maybe keep participating in contests? That way you'll have some eyes, you'll be able to just write and you'll have a stable income from them. And a little bit of bid bots meanwhile to keep you on trending and you'll get a nice touch of both sides.
That first contest I ran was interesting but it was a whole lot of work. I might run another in May. I don't really think they serve much purpose as far as finding readers, but I love writing in general and giving people an inspiration to create through writing has its own appeal for me. I hope if I run another one you will enter it. I love your writing. Maybe the next contest will be about space...or dreams :)
I meant it like participating in contests like you did in the beginning, where you got a bunch of prizes (and also where I found you).
I did want to participate in the Muse of March but I remembered about it in April 3. So sad.
I'm flattered that you love my writing <333
I have you sbd more send to you at the return of it. Your benefit if not
Alright, giving you 0.007 back :3