Damn, man. $1100 is not too bad at all, if I could make around $500-600 a month I'd be able to live off of it since that covers my bills. Hopefully I'll get there with some time! Though, I hope soon you'll have more than just $5 after your expenses, lol. I'm glad half of what I'm making is going into a savings like account though, so I at least know should an emergency pop up I have some spare funds sitting there. (Though, I might power down here soon for a few weeks so I can afford to buy my girlfriend an engagement ring.)
That's pretty shitty that one of your friends had to bail off the sit due to harassment though. Was it from a bigger person on the site? Or, just some random assholes floating around?
Just keep at it by the way and who knows where you'll be in another few months. You might see your income has doubled or even tripled by then since your content is great. It definitely shows that you put a lot of hard work into your stories and posts, bro.
If you'd like, I could make an article about your situation. You're quite right that you need the support more than I do and I'm happy to do whatever I can. You know I've been rooting for you for a while now.
A violent ex that she took out a restraining order against.
Thanks, you're not kidding. I have the dream of living off my writing in my head, and I'm putting everything I've got into making it a reality.
Oh, no. I don't think I'm worth an article or anything, bud. I appreciate the thought and sentiment though, means a lot that you'd even offer :)
Ohhh. Man, that's a lot worse of a situation. I just thought you meant bullied off the site or something. I hope she's doing okay, dealing with that shit is stressful. My sister ended up having a kid with a fucking psychopath who assaulted her and tried killing her several times. I was just a kid at the time, but the amount of stress, anxiety, and fear that it caused her made me feel fucking terrible, even when I was that young.
Yeah, you're slowly but surely making your dream happen, bro! Just keep chugging along and you'll be making more and more. I'm glad Steemit has been so receptive for you, honestly. I've seen a lot of talented writers over the years on reddit and other social media sites who couldn't get much of any recognition, and it's always pretty sad to see.