Comments on: Writers Worth: An Interview with Paula Hendrickson

By: Paula Hendrickson

Paula Hendrickson — Thu, 12 May 2016 22:03:09 +0000

Aw shucks, I'm blushing now, guys.

By: Lori Widmer

Lori Widmer — Thu, 12 May 2016 17:31:59 +0000

Devo, she's one of my favorite people, too. :)

Charlyne, she doesn't know how fabulous she is, either. I've certainly learned from her.

By: Charlyne

Charlyne — Thu, 12 May 2016 16:55:54 +0000

Paula always hits it out of the ballpark. She is not only one of my best friends, Paula is an excellent source of information about freelance writing. I enjoyed reading her interview and know that honesty is one of her many attributes. If she says it believe it . It is coming from her experience which is vast when talking freelance writing.

By: Devo

Devo — Wed, 11 May 2016 19:49:22 +0000

Waving at Paula, one of my favorite people!

By: Paula Hendrickson

Paula Hendrickson — Tue, 10 May 2016 15:21:23 +0000

I had that happen with a one-off client a few years back. The Track Changes feature showed two editors were "editing" at the same time, one removing something the other wanted added, that sort of thing. Ugh.

I much prefer this kind of experience: Yesterday afternoon I wrote an article and turned it in. The editor's reaction? She loved it. Barely changed much at all, just cleaned it up and it's online now. Which reminds me - I need to send the invoice!

By: Lori Widmer

Lori Widmer — Tue, 10 May 2016 13:34:33 +0000

Paula, it felt like it wasn't my voice anymore. That's bad editing right there. Worse, the revisions were starting to get repetitive -- "where's this item" when it was crossed out in previous revisions, or "we need to say this" when that was said, and struck out, a paragraph before.

That's someone who isn't sure of themselves and is making it tougher than it needs to be.

By: Paula Hendrickson

Paula Hendrickson — Mon, 09 May 2016 22:34:30 +0000

Persistence is key, isn't it Anne?

Ain't it the truth, Ashley? Too many so-called experts say NEVER write for less than a certain amount per word, but if there's no legwork, minimal research, and (best of all) no transcribing it might be worth the time.

Six revisions, Lori? Suddenly having to write one revision doesn't sound too bad! After a certain point it must feel demoralizing.

By: Lori Widmer

Lori Widmer — Mon, 09 May 2016 17:07:49 +0000

Same here, Ashley. I had one client who paid $1/word. However, six revisions in, not only was it no longer my article, but it was also no longer worth it.

By: Ashley Festa

Ashley Festa — Mon, 09 May 2016 16:05:20 +0000

Paula – I love your comment about figuring out the actual rate versus what it looks like on paper. I have a few clients like that, and I end up making good money from those assignments. I've also had a few clients that paid a lot, but the work was much, much more than it was worth. I don't work with that client anymore 😉 And you're exactly right when you say good riddance to clients who think writing is easy and is only "worth" so much.

By: Anne Wayman

Anne Wayman — Mon, 09 May 2016 15:03:38 +0000

Love the story of you finally getting a hand delivered check… a real message there re persistence.