The museum
Why the Tip Jar Exists
A note from A.R. Pullins
Let me tell you what it really takes to be a Black self published author.
I write the books. Then I edit them. Then I proofread them, page by page, line by line, because there is no team behind me catching what I miss. I design the covers. I format the interiors. I hunt down every website and platform willing to carry my work. I set up the store. I carry the marketing, the emails, all of it.
I am the author, the editor, the proofreader, the designer, the distributor, and the motivator. When the doubt creeps in at 2 a.m., there is no boss to encourage me. I encourage myself, and I keep going.
I do all of this because these stories matter. Our stories matter. And I refuse to wait for permission to tell them.
But the truth is, doing it all alone is expensive. Right now my books are $25, and I know that is steep. I want to bring them down to $18 so more of us can afford to take one home. To do that, I need help with the backend: ordering inventory, covering production costs, keeping the lights on in this little creative house I built.
That is what the tip jar is for.
If you have $1, $2, $3, $5, whatever is on your heart, it goes straight back into the books. Not into my pockets. Into the work. Into lower prices. Into the next story.
You can tip right here on the site, or send it straight to my Cash App. Every dollar is a brick in this house.
Thank you for seeing me. Thank you for believing that Black women can build our own tables, our own shelves, our own everything.
With all my heart,
A.R. Pullins
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