Consider Supporting My Work
Friends,
As many of you know, for the last 19 months I have been serving as the headmaster of the Chesterton Academy of Notre Dame. On June 30th, I officially stepped down from that role and returning to the classroom. My hope is that the time taken up by board meetings, administrative tasks, parent meetings, meetings with faculty and students will be able to be given back to my family and to writing.
And I love writing. It is probably the thing I am best at, after being spectacularly good looking and incredibly humble, of course. But I do, for some reason, I love to put pen to paper and fingers to keyboard and write. I write for myself, for my friends and family, for the Church, and for anyone who wants to read the kind of things I do. But here’s the truth, writing costs money. Even when I get paid to write, it often costs money somewhere along the line: the books I had to buy that led to a particular thought or insight, the education that led to my formation as a writer and thinker, heck even maintaining this website costs me money. I don’t say this as some kind of debbie-downer. I knew what I was getting into. I knew writing would never pay all my bills and support my family. And I want to keep providing free content that no one needs to pay for. But in order to do that, I’m going to need help.
In the Middle Ages it was common for artists and writers to have patrons, wealthy individuals who––whether through altruism or a desire to see the name and fame spread––gave money to artists so they could create their art. This practice continued even to later ages. Samuel Taylor Coleridge was blessed to have patrons who gave him enough money that he did not need to work, he simply needed to write (this may have actually been too much pressure on Mr. Coleridge and certainly didn’t help his substance abuse problems). But whatever the case, whatever the circumstances, it has often been seen that the arts are in need of patronage, they do not, exactly, add products of commerce, but they add beauty to the world. I like to think, in my own small way, that my work also adds beauty to the world. So, in an effort to spend more time on my writing, I’m turning to you, my readers.
I recognize it is unlikely that any of you has the means of, say the Medicis, but I hope some of you may find a few extra dollars to send my way and help me get back to more writing. To that end, I have decided to update my Buy Me a Coffee page with membership levels for monthly giving. I’ve also added a wishlist item to help me offset the costs of publishing my latest book, The Love that Moves the Sun and Other Stars, which will be out later this Summer from Resource Publications. If you like the topics I write about and want to see me write more here, in other publications, and you want to see new books from me, please consider donating. You can, of course, give a one-time donation, or you can consider signing up for one of my monthly memberships, all of which will come with a monthly newsletter. All donations will help me do things like offset publishing costs, pay for my website upkeep, allow me to get copies of my books to sign and sell, keep me in pens and notebooks so I can keep writing, and more.
I want to see if I can do more with my writing, I think it is a big part of what God has called me to do with this life. If you want to support me, please go to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DRMosley and consider donating.
Sincerely,
David
