Taking a Few Days Off

I’ll keep this short, as I have too many thoughts and my filter is melting.

The new changes in Medium’s payment system, if we can call it that, have hit me harder than I’d have anticipated. It’s a feeling of anger, disappointment, and most of all sadness. And it’s not going away, soon.

We knew in August that things may not last and when September dipped, I didn't make much of it. But the last few days, have been a nightmare.

There’s a voice inside my head saying “You’re a writer, write through this,” and another reminding me that I was never doing this for money anyway.

Nevertheless, I am feeling the need to disconnect.

Firstly, I want to allow myself to feel sad. Secondly, I want to have experiences that have nothing to do with Medium in any capacity.

I want to write on a Google Doc knowing that I might delete it. I don’t want one of the first things I do every morning to be Stats checking. I want to stay up and read a book cover to cover, without caring about inspiration.

The worst part about this break is, I will not be able to read your stories. I’ll try to catch up when I’m back, but I feel terrible about the ones I’ll miss.

I’ll respond to comments, checking in, one to two times a day.

I will be back on Tuesday, 3rd October.

I’m very grateful for writers who have shared stories and comments on this topic (some of which I haven’t been able…