Thank you for those encouraging words.

Reading back on all these posts, I'm seriously considering a re-think... but don't hold your breath, I'm going to have a break first.

I got exceptionally discouraged by the lack of funds, but you know... one of my esteemed friends has said stop giving my writing away, just blog. I think I'll do that.

The thing is that now my book is out in public domain, it no longer has value.

I gave that to steemit.

It was mine to give, but it had value before I put it out onto the Blockchain.

Now it's there for all time, for everyone to see. It has no value now and the paltry rewards mean it really isn't worth my time posting.

I'm not doing the same thing with the rest of my work. At some point, I'd like to be able to say to a mainstream publisher: Here, this is my platform, this is what I'm able to bring to the table.

If I show them 59c four times a day, I'll be laughed out of any negotiations.

To that end, there's no more of my stories going up. Children Of Sol is ongoing, I'm very enthusiastic about it, as I am with Finley Moran - Maelstrom Born and (Working title) Bikers.

They were all going to be made available on steemit, exclusively as I write them - quite a draw as my friends, fans and followers DO come here to see what I'm doing, even if they haven't posted yet.

I'm afraid I'm too old, too long in the tooth and too damned stubborn to go chasing after people "with influence". I'm not all about the money, never have been, doubt I ever will be, but I know my work has value and I refuse to put it out there for someone to be able to slap themselves on the back and say, "I made a point with her."

I know it's not necessarily the whales that are doing this, but someone that controls their vote.

Well, that's ok, but if they think they're putting the Steemit platform first and foremost when they do that, they are sadly mistaken. People are noticing and I know that because a number have said as much to me these last few days.