What makes this project different?
There are millions of sources for health information on the World Wide Web. Most of them are "free". They can be browsed at no cost to the consumer because they are sponsored--by advertising programs, which line the edges of so much of our information these days with tiny, distracting commercials; or directly, by supplement and pharmaceutical companies, health & lifestyle magazines, and so forth.

Leaving aside the fact that much of this information is infuriatingly shallow, the sponsorship factor leavens the integrity of the information. 

We wanted to provide something different.  A source for trustworthy opinion on health and wellness issues, a place where we could address topics of interest to artists in particular.

But this is my job; I need to pay the bills, like anybody else, for this business as well as for myself.  I wanted to write an online magazine; but magazines support themselves by selling advertisements, which I didn't want to do.

Why are you asking for donations?

We wanted Feeding the Muse to be sponsored by the people we were writing for, not by nutraceutical companies or search engines. We started out with a small subscription fee; but in July 2009, we went to a donation format, in order to get our information to as many people as possible. If you like what we're doing, please consider contributing. Any amount will be appreciated!

Can I submit articles for Feeding the Muse?

At the moment, all content is written by Stephanie Draus. In the future, we might accept submissions for publication.

If you have a health question for us, you are welcome to submit questions for our "Ask the Doc" column. If we use your question, you'll receive that issue for free.

How do you choose interview subjects for Feeding the Muse?

We are lucky enough to know a lot of different people who do a lot of interesting things! If you (or your client) would like to participate in a Feeding the Muse interview, please contact Stephanie.