Shannon, this is amazing! I may not always comment on your stories, but I’ve read a large number of them and I know how hard you work to get here. I applaud your effort to demystify the money behind writing. People need to be able to talk about money without being shamed or shushed. There is money involved in everything and we need to be smarter about money. So why can’t we talk about it? Especially women need to talk more about money because we’re still earning so much less than men for doing the same or more work. You’re my inspiration. Keep up the good work and ignore the trolls. Like they say: haters are gonna hate.