I have noticed a strange phenomenon as an online writer since the election. My readership across all platforms that aren’t behind a paywall has shot up like gangbusters. As a writer, that warms my heart, I want to be read; I love that people are reading and sharing my work. I have been writing since …
I have been online since 1998, when I discovered a discussion board for Black women exploring natural hair styles after I grew up surrounded by Black women mostly relaxing or straightening their hair. That group of women were my lifeline when I moved to Maine in 2002 and didn’t have a single soul here to …
Last year, I made an announcement that changes were in the works for Black Girl in Maine Media. Namely, that after offering my writing free of charge since 2008, I was planning on putting the bulk of my work behind a paywall on Patreon. It is the direction that most writers and bloggers have taken, …