It’s here! It’s here! At the risk of my having a “phone book moment” like Steve Martin in The Jerk, the long-awaited Second Annual Writers Worth Day is here! Today is our day, writers, editors, and freelance creatives of all sorts. Today is the day we as an industry proclaim to our peers and to onlookers that we deserve fair wages for our talents. Nay, we demand that of our peers, because for too long we’ve been dragged down by those willing to compromise their value in order to get a clip.
No more! You’re worth more than that – we as an industry are worth more than that. We care about your actions for a number of reasons – your career success depends on valuing yourself and your skills. Our careers depend on your turning down bad deals because each time you accept a lousy offer, you validate the existence of people who don’t value writing skills. We want to help you succeed. We want you to understand it’s okay to turn down a terrible deal. You don’t need 10 extra dollars – you need to set your career on the right course from the start.
As I mentioned on Monday, there are a number of bloggers and Twitter users who are supporting the cause by spreading the word. Thank you to one and all! I’m spreading the love right back to them by offering an Amazon gift card (drawn randomly using a number generator) for all who post any mention of Writers Worth Day on blogs, Twitter, etc.
Please visit these blogs and people, who have taken the time to give you some pointers on how to value yourself and your work.
Devon Ellington
Georganna Hancock
Wendy Harrison
Lillie Ammann
Susan Johnston
Chantal Panozzo
AVR (a.k.a. Ana)
Debbie Elicksen
Kate Baggott
Erika Dreifus
Leon Sterling
Dan Marvin
Katharine Swan
Diane Parkin
AnnaLisa Michalski
Tom Ellett
Joshua Scheer
Gillian Swart
Jesaka Long
Kathy Kehrli
Ruth O’Toole
Kirk Petersen
Damaria Senne
Anali – Lisa Johnson
Amanda Nicole
Lisa Gates
Paula
Kimberly Ben
Anne Wayman
Keely H.
And thanks to:
Gabriella F.
Eileen Coale
@drjeandenver
(By the way – as I find your posts and your notes to me, I put your link here in somewhat the same order it appeared. If you don’t see yours, nudge me!)
How can you spread the word today? As the folks above have done, here are ways to help get the word out:
– Blog posts
– Twitter tweets
– Facebook
– LinkedIn
– Email your friends
– Talk about it on forums
– Send my official press release to writer friends or trusted clients
– Promote it on your website
– Talk about it (loudly) at Starbucks
Through our efforts, our networks, and our gift of communication, we can help change the way writers view their worth, which will benefit us all.
Hi Lori.
Do you think you could add the post I wrote in honour of Writers Worth Day too?
Here is the link:
http://baggyk.livejournal.com/367223.html
Have a great day.
Kate
Kate, I had you on the list but in my edits somewhere, I must have forgotten to save. I’m sorry!
Main post is up today with graphic.
Places mentioned to blab? Been there, done that, now off to Starbucks (it’s about to open here in soCal), but I doubt anyone there will listen.
Look out caffeine, here I come!
Georganna @ A Writer’s Edge
I posted a last-minute contribution on my blog as well.
Noble cause. I will link to your blog on my blog, twitter, facebook page.
Lori, I meant to get something up in advance, but I got distracted by making $100 for a day’s work on an article for a local website. (I guess making $100 for too much work is conceptually similar to making $5 for too much work, but somehow it doesn’t feel as wrong.)
Anyway, I’m flying your flag today.
I tweeted, facebooked, and blogged this! I wrote the post on my writing blog, not my main one, because it’s been kind of busy over there. Also my writing blog automatically updates on my LinkedIn profile. If I get a chance, I’ll try and do a post on my main blog too. Have a great day Lori! : )
Yay! Cake and balloons for everyone!
I’ve written a post on my (non writer’s) blog today as well. Thanks Lori!
http://thereadbaron.blogspot.com/2009/05/one-writers-journey.html
Just added a blurb and a link to your press release to my Facebook page!
I normally keep Facebook for my personal life, but I did post about Writer’s Worth Day and linked to your press release. Every little bit helps!
You guys ROCK! Kirk, I think I’d agree with making $100 for one day’s work because it DOES sound better. 🙂
Eileen and Gabriella, thanks! Do you have any direct links I can point folks to? Eileen, I hear you. My Facebook page is for personal stuff, too.
Hi Lori.
No direct links. No Web site, blog, twitter, or anything else like that!
Oh, and you can use my last name, if you’d like: Filisko
This worthy Day has been tweeted by drjeandenver! 🙂
Sorry, Lori, I don’t think anyone can see my FB page unless they’re connected to me there. (Geez, at least I hope so.)
That’s okay, Eileen. You got a mention. 🙂
I've been touting Writers Worth Day on my (admittedly small) LinkedIn group, Rockford Writers & Editors: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1790721
And I also updated my LinkedIn status to say I'm celebrating Writers Worth Day today. (I posted the suggestion on a couple of other LinkedIn groups, and strongly urge all writers who are LinkedIn do the same.)
Paula, thank you! That’s fantastic!
I’m really looking forward to going through the list of blogs you’ve provided in your post later this evening. Off to update my LinkedIn account now…
I’m coming a bit late to the party but I also wrote a post for Writers Worth Day.
Here’s the link:
http://thelivingpoet.wordpress.com/2009/05/15/happy-writers-worth-day/
Great idea for a holiday!
Lori,
Thanks for ramrodding this day. I enjoyed reading the variety of posts all supporting writers’ worth.
I just stumbled across this today. I added you to my follow list on one of my blogs (blogspot), I will be adding this site to my WordPress blog shortly.
Writers really do need to value themselves because no one else will.
I came here via RJ Medak; it’s a welcome antidote to job listing offering 3.50 for 500 words (all-original of course), and acting as if they’re being really generous…
I think that U.S. culture at least is still very stuck on things that can be measured and judged. A lot of writing just doesn’t work in a linear cause-and-effect fashion.
Thanks for this occasion and resource, sorry I missed the actual day but I intend to use this whenever I see those ads.
Hi Lori,
We spoke earlier via email. I just wanted to share my blog post on your Writer’s Worth Day. See it here at http://www.horriblesanity.com
When you get a chance, I’d love to be added to your links of contributors.
Take Care…it was great finding you.
Hi Lori,
Many thanks to you for organizing Writers Worth Day, and to Random.org for choosing me as the winner of the Amazon gift card!
I celebrated Friday by making some relevant points in an “introducing myself” article for my chamber of commerce newsletter.
You rock, Tom! Go get ’em. I wish you much success in getting paid what you’re worth. :))
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