a startup you've never heard of is paying regular people six figures to write fiction
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a startup you've never heard of is paying regular people six figures to write fiction Pocket FM sells stories as short audio episodes. listeners pay to unlock the next one. writers get a cut. top writers there clear about $57K a year. more than 20% of the ones making money pull over $1,100 a month. no ads, no brand deals. you just get paid when someone wants the next episode. the company says AI handles most of the production now, voices included. one person can run a show that used to need a team. Pocket Entertainment is at $500M ARR. 96 shows have made over $1M each. they're opening th
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