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If I Were To Publish An Exclusive Story

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By Mike Singleton πŸ’œ Mikeydred Published 7 months ago β€’ 1 min read
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If I did, would you pay two dollars and ninety-nine cents to read my story? If you are Vocal+, you are already paying to read my work, and if you are not Vocal+, you have other, more pressing financial obligations.

To me, exclusive stories are a no-go. It just stops people from reading your work, although if you can tempt a subscriber, then that makes it financially viable.

Most people won't even read my work for nothing, so making it exclusive would make sure that it never gets read.

My work is just exclusively for anyone who wants to read it.

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  • Annie Kapur7 months ago

    Yeah I don't really get the point of exclusive stories. I like writing my stuff because people like reading it. It kind of feels wrong to charge them for something that I had so much fun writing x

  • Marilyn Glover7 months ago

    Exclusive stories are a no-go for me, too, Mike. I am simply thankful for the reads I get, and although not a lot compared to other Vocal creators, I am okay with it.

  • Mark Graham7 months ago

    I would if I could afford Vocal+ and would be willing to read exclusive stories.

  • Aspen Marie 7 months ago

    I suspect the only people acquiring exclusive paid subscriptions reside on Onlyfans, not Vocal πŸ˜†

  • I can't afford to pay to read exclusive stories. Heck I can't even afford V+ lol.

  • Sandy Gillman7 months ago

    Love this! I've felt the same. As much as I'd love to be supportive and pay for subscriptions, I just can't afford anything more! I'd love to tempt a subscriber, but I also feel like that would put pressure on me to think of exclusive stories, so maybe I'm ok without paid subscribers lol.

  • JBaz7 months ago

    Echoing my thoughts Mike Would be nice to finally have someone pay for my work though.πŸ˜‰

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