Comments on: Complaints About Writing Clients?

By: Anne Wayman

Anne Wayman — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:25:29 +0000

Ah Ellis, I trust by this time you’re mostly moving on… I think Writers Weekly is still running Editors and Predators… you might want to post there…

By: Ellis

Ellis — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:21:21 +0000

Thanks for writing, Anne. Yes, I’ve called the magazine multiple times– every time I call, the answer’s the same- the editor writes the checks and the editor has been very busy. Whatever that means. I always ask very cordially, but it’s frustrating that I have to keep asking for something that rightfully belongs to me.

By: Anne Wayman

Anne Wayman — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:49:09 +0000

Ellis… I’m so sorry! Have you tried calling and asking for accounting to see if you can shake the pay out of that side of the business?

By: Ellis

Ellis — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:49:44 +0000

Let’s see….there’s the bitch who made me jump through hoops to write an aritcle for her and two months later, the magazine is out, my article is in it, and she still hasn’t paid me.

By: jeford

jeford — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:23:22 +0000

While the “rules” of some types of writing remain fairly fixed, there has been so much change in what’s acceptable usage, since grammar and language are continually in flux. Because some people learned “old school” English, they may have difficulty in accepting change. Personally, I still cringe a little when I write the word “no” as an adjective, but its use is everywhere.

By: Anne Wayman

Anne Wayman — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:23:58 +0000

Lori – hmmm, wonder how it could then be turned into info about folks we freelancers should avoid?

Rachel – lol, although I probably shouldn’t laugh.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:17:38 +0000

Once, during my previous life at an ad agency, a client angrily circled a sentence that began with “And” and scrawled in the margin “BAD ENGLISH!” I was so tempted to reply “Sorry, I didn’t know this was a term paper.”

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:26:33 +0000

I hear the author is looking for people who want to contribute anonymously. This could be quite a sounding board! ;))