We ran into some technical difficulties with the book-based episode scheduled to release this week, so instead we’re bringing you this free bonus episode, which was slated to be behind the Patreon paywall. We hope you enjoy it! We talk about what writers owe–and do not owe–to readers who reach out to them with questions, comments, or a desire to continue the conversation started by their work. How can you be kind and generous to your readers, but also set boundaries so that you don’t wind up giving away too much of your time and labor?
This episode was inspired in part by responses Mike’s been getting to an essay he wrote about reckoning with his racist fraternity. Lots of people have reached out with kind comments, and interesting questions, but he’s also gotten requests that feel like a bridge too far.
Thanks for listening, and we hope you enjoy the bonus episode! We do a couple of these a month for our Patreon subscribers, along with a bonus book episode, usually about a goofy romance novel or something else outside our usual reading patterns. If you want more of that content, you can subscribe for just $5 a month. And we’ll be back next week with another regular episode.
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