tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841417250374246.post1461565694905838894..comments2023-03-29T10:22:01.651+01:00Comments on Along The Write Lines: An unexpected pleasureDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841417250374246.post-61735269257265591092011-11-21T16:53:22.066+00:002011-11-21T16:53:22.066+00:00When we are working to get paid, we should be paid...When we are working to get paid, we should be paid - yes. The key point is that, for any voluntary writing or editing activity, I've gone into it with my eyes open without any expectation of pay. That's a world of difference, of course, to responding to an ad for a writer / editor and then being asked to write to a very specific brief 'as a test'. In such cases, often, it's a test of discernment!DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841417250374246.post-61033475053600582122011-11-21T10:42:33.855+00:002011-11-21T10:42:33.855+00:00Completely disagree with you, e publishing. It'...Completely disagree with you, e publishing. It's not all about the money. Often by offering your services, (whatever they might be) to someone for free gratis, you build up a better portfolio, CV, get a foot in the door, or create new opportunities in your field of work.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10371523973050040197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841417250374246.post-68575969549341087832011-11-21T09:42:58.802+00:002011-11-21T09:42:58.802+00:00Work has be paid as always. When we are working to...Work has be paid as always. When we are working to get paid, we should be paid. Though in other cases, the result of writing may be quite different from monetary things.e publishinghttp://www.exemplarr.com/ep-introduction.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040841417250374246.post-41419865376682619422011-11-20T10:46:28.672+00:002011-11-20T10:46:28.672+00:00Couldn't agree more, Derek. A few years ago I ...Couldn't agree more, Derek. A few years ago I pitched some ideas to a national magazine and at the time the editor's budget was so small that she couldn't afford to pay freelancers, so I told her to have the articles for free. It paid off. The following year her budget increased and ever since every idea I have pitched to her, she has commissioned me for, so it really is worth looking at the bigger picture sometimes.<br />Well done on your payment.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10371523973050040197noreply@blogger.com