How to Show Your Support!
FREE and paid options to show support for my work
Work in Progress is a newsletter synthesizing ideas about culture, identity, and politics through “the personal.” Show your support by subscribing to Work in Progress on Substack, following on Instagram, and engaging with external publications and services on richelle.work.
Monetary contributions can be made electronically via Ko-Fi, Venmo, Cash App, and PayPal. The suggested minimum contribution is $5.
When I began publishing the Work in Progress newsletter through Substack in 2022, I felt lucky even to have ten subscribers. It’s one thing to check out someone’s blog every so often, and it’s another thing to invite someone to send their musings directly to your inbox.
Since beginning to publish these essays, my personal and professional life continue to shift, but I keep showing up to create.
Now, I have 125+ subscribers! Words cannot describe how grateful I am for every person who subscribes to this newsletter and invites me into their world.
We all know the hardest part of making art is securing the bag. For the past three years, I’ve produced Work in Progress as a free newsletter, only briefly accepting paid subscriptions. While I do not want to put my work behind a paywall, I am looking for financial contributions from readers to support my well-being and upcoming work.
Because this newsletter is fully reader-supported, I’ve come up with a few free and paid options for readers to show their support!
FREE
Subscribe: This is the easiest way to support my work! Currently, all Work in Progress posts are FREE to access. If you are not subscribed to the Work in Progress newsletter, please subscribe!
Increase Visibility: Visibility is important for an artist as it introduces our work to broader audiences. Increasing visibility can be as simple as a comment and/or a like on a post you enjoy. It can also look like digitally sharing my work with your networks via Substack, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Discord, or any other social media platforms that you use.
Refer: Many underestimate the power of word of mouth. A personal recommendation from a colleague, community member, family member, or friend can significantly increase my chances of connecting with new readers, job/workshop opportunities, public speaking invitations, or providing my services.
PAID
Monthly/Yearly Subscription via direct virtual payments: Monthly or yearly contributions can be made directly to the artist through Cash App, Ko-Fi, Venmo, and PayPal.
This option ensures 100% of your contribution goes directly to the artist.
Rates are flexible: $5/month (suggested minimum) or $60/year (suggested minimum)
One-Time/Staggered via virtual payment methods: An accessible way to contribute directly to the artist by making a one-time or staggered contribution (quarterly) through Cash App, Ko-Fi, Venmo, and PayPal.
This option ensures 100% of your contribution goes directly to the artist.
Rates are flexible: $5 (suggested minimum) for one-time/staggered payments
Monthly/Yearly Subscription via Substack: While direct virtual payments are encouraged, subscription through Substack is available. This option does not ensure that 100% of your contribution goes directly to the artist.
Rates are static: $10/month or $100/year
Thank you so much for all the support I continue to receive! It is a joy to write and create.
xoxo,
Richelle
