The moment I released paid content, I was self-satisfied

The moment I released paid content,
I felt a little relieved.

"I did what I had to do."
That's how it feels.

But,
the likes decrease.
The "feedback" of being read also disappears.

Support likes come in.
But, it's barely selling.

I think many people
pretend not to notice
this.

The moment I made it paid,
I thought I had taken a step forward,
but I had made the other person take a step back.


It's not about
the content being bad or
having no value.

It's just that,
the moment it's paid,
a distance opens up.

Even so,
I was a little satisfied
with "myself for releasing it."

In reality,
at the free stage,
I hadn't really given anything yet.

Paid content
is not an extension of self-expression.
It is a "request" that lies beyond resolve.

Recently,
I finally realized that.

So now,
before selling,
I make sure it reaches them.

Before releasing paid content,
are they thinking "I want to read the rest"?

If you skip that,
no matter how seriously you write,
it might not reach them.

Everyone feels the same impatience, but
the order of things, surprisingly, never betrays you.

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