Goya painted for Kings and royalty, was well known and well paid in his time. However, 50 years after he died they found a series of 14 paintings that he had painted on the inside of his house, right on the walls. he never let anyone see them in his lifetime.
They were very dark paintings. Stark contrast to the public works he was known for. People even called them his "Black Paintings."
Nobody can know for sure, his intention.
But anyways, I always like to think that Goya knew the difference between art for profit, and art for arts sake.
And there he was....the Brilliant Knight of the Medium.com business. You amazed me and many, many others on Medium and now you are doing the same on Substack. Ayodeji, I know a bit about your background and what you had to go through to make it BIG. You are indeed an inspiration for me and for any other writer that wants to make real money. Much of this article was just plain common sense but I would never have thought of these things without you bringing them out. TKS! I look forward to following you on Substack. Thanks for sharing!
Makes good sense to me as I evolve my writing nd get better at it. The first hurdle for me was developing the courage to just get something out there and get over that hurdle. I've carried a story in my head since I was 15 years old, that I couldn't write and my English teacher was the cause of that. At 53 I’ve just had it confirmed I have ADHD, now I understand why my English teacher said what he said. I need to channel the power of the way my brain works now and that has been really helpful in realising I can write and have a story worth telling.
Damn, this is good. 👍🏼
Thank you Barry
Nice framework!
Fantastic post. Spot on
Aye you a real one for sharing this! Thank you!
Thank you for sharing
Wow Ayodeji. I'm running after more of your words. You indeed are full of it. Full of good sense. Thank you for holding up a torch for me and others.
Goya painted for Kings and royalty, was well known and well paid in his time. However, 50 years after he died they found a series of 14 paintings that he had painted on the inside of his house, right on the walls. he never let anyone see them in his lifetime.
They were very dark paintings. Stark contrast to the public works he was known for. People even called them his "Black Paintings."
Nobody can know for sure, his intention.
But anyways, I always like to think that Goya knew the difference between art for profit, and art for arts sake.
Great share, man.
This part is fire:
"You can write for yourself or you can write for an audience, but you can't do both.
You can stories about your life, but you must write stories someone other than you wants to read. Read that sentence again.
Writing is a business with markets just like any other business. There are different markets for different types of writing.
You can choose to write in an unprofitable market but don't get upset if you don't make much money.
You can focus on what you want to write over what audiences want but don't get upset when you hear crickets when you hit publish.
If you choose to take an audience-driven approach first, you can find the intersection between what people want to read and what you want to write."
This is good,thank you for sharing.
And there he was....the Brilliant Knight of the Medium.com business. You amazed me and many, many others on Medium and now you are doing the same on Substack. Ayodeji, I know a bit about your background and what you had to go through to make it BIG. You are indeed an inspiration for me and for any other writer that wants to make real money. Much of this article was just plain common sense but I would never have thought of these things without you bringing them out. TKS! I look forward to following you on Substack. Thanks for sharing!
Terry
Makes good sense to me as I evolve my writing nd get better at it. The first hurdle for me was developing the courage to just get something out there and get over that hurdle. I've carried a story in my head since I was 15 years old, that I couldn't write and my English teacher was the cause of that. At 53 I’ve just had it confirmed I have ADHD, now I understand why my English teacher said what he said. I need to channel the power of the way my brain works now and that has been really helpful in realising I can write and have a story worth telling.
Thank you for enlightening us.
Ouch...I'm damned! Better to start now or else never... Thanks so much Ayo!