International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day 2021

It is my personal belief that one should be adequately compensated for efforts delivered to another.

I suppose the world of writers has a gratis component mixed in it's capitalism and there are some writers who are more capitalist and less in favor of work provided on a gratis basis.

April 23rd brings us yet another International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day.

Meant to commemorate author Jo Walton's response to remarks made by Howard Hendrix stating that he was opposed SCIFI and fantasy writers posting their work on the internet for free.

The purpose of the day, according to Walton, was to encourage writers to post "professional quality" work on the internet free of charge.

The name of the day is derived from the assertion by Hendrix that the "webscabs" are changing the noble calling of writer into an existence of Pixel-stained Technopeasant Wretches.

There have been many contributions to this day by notable writers of the genres.

Happy International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day to you, wretches.