forgive me

[mmegaera]

For I am slightly buzzed.

But would someone please like to explain to me why I had no trouble whatsoever shelling out three grand for my museum studies certification four years ago (which I do not regret doing for one moment, mind you) but can't talk myself into spending $300 apiece for a couple of classes on self-publishing (how to design covers, write teaser copy, design the interior of a paper book, etc.) that I suspect would help my writing income rather a lot?

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[nishatalitha]

Sometimes $300 is just enough to feel like a lot of money, whereas $3,000 doesn't quite feel real. I don't know why it can be harder to spend a few hundred dollars on something than a few thousand. There are magic numbers (not of the mathmatically defined sort) in my head—is it the same for you?

Good luck!

[mmegaera]

Yes, there are magic numbers in my mind, too. Part of it, I think, is also that the museum program was a university program, so officially recognized and all that. The self-publishing courses I'm looking at are more than reputable, but they're through a private company. Also, they're online, not in person. So I think it's me having a hard time believing that they're "real," even though they're better than what I'd get through a university, given the subject matter.

[nishatalitha]

That makes sense. I would probably have a similar divide in my head (heck, I do with universities vs polytechnics). But it sounds like you've done the research about what the good courses are and that it's an investment in your writing that you've think is worthwhile—and worthwhile investments make their money back eventually.

[mmegaera]

You're right. I will probably take the leap in April after the exhibit gig is finished.