Comments on: The Freelance Writer’s Waiting Game (and how to stop it right now) https://wordsonpageblog.com/2018/04/the-freelance-writers-waiting-game-and-how-to-stop-it-right-now.html a freelance writing resource. Mon, 30 Apr 2018 22:03:53 +0000 hourly 1 By: Paula Hendrickson https://wordsonpageblog.com/2018/04/the-freelance-writers-waiting-game-and-how-to-stop-it-right-now.html#comment-17372 Fri, 27 Apr 2018 17:17:50 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=6630#comment-17372 Well, there was that time I was working on that $2/word article that wound up going nowhere. While that “editor” acted unprofessionally, I maintained my calm, did as asked, and let her self implode knowing I would never, ever work for her again—or for a publication that would allow or enable such unacceptable behavior.

But the FUN one happened after a marketing newsletter I wrote for fairly regularly was bought out. The new editor tried assigning me a 600-word article that “required” 12 sources and only paid 10-cents per word. (Their old rate had been 50-cents/wd – it was a long time ago.) I pointed out simply naming the sources, their titles, their companies and the cities they’re located it would take up most of those 600 words and even if there were only two sources it still wasn’t worth the whopping $60 she was offering. She claimed the rate was low because the work was easy. I said, “Oh! Then you should have fun doing it yourself!” and hung up.

]]> By: Mary Schneider https://wordsonpageblog.com/2018/04/the-freelance-writers-waiting-game-and-how-to-stop-it-right-now.html#comment-17371 Fri, 27 Apr 2018 14:14:11 +0000 http://wordsonpageblog.com/?p=6630#comment-17371 There’s not enough pay in the world to put up with an abusive client.
It’s harder to let go of a client that is just demanding, at least for me. Those steady paychecks are hard to turn down, but there comes a point at which the payout isn’t worth the time you’re investing.

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