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Freelance Offer: Fame & Fortune or Bait & Switch?

Posted on May 31, 2024March 10, 2026 by lwidmer

Randy Hecht is the consummate writing professional. She runs a very successful freelance business, Aphra Communications, and works with international businesses handling technical and shareholder-facing content. But even the most professional freelance writer runs into things that are inexplicably awful. Randy and I often compare notes behind the scenes regarding freelance life, clients, lousy gig…

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Your Freelance Biz’s Biggest Legal Threat

Posted on August 10, 2021August 4, 2021 by lwidmer

Struggling freelancers, freelancers who are doing well — let’s talk. In an unsettling exchange that another freelancer shared with me, a beginning writer was asking for some advice and feedback. Normally, those “feedback” requests get ignored because if every one of them were answered, who would get any paying work done? But because my friend…

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  1. Gabriella Avatar
    Gabriella
    August 10, 2021

    Oh, for eff’s sake.

    I can’t believe you had to write this, Lori.

    But you did. Ugh.

    Reply
    1. lwidmer Avatar
      lwidmer
      August 10, 2021

      Yup. And I can’t believe there are people out there teaching others how to cheat on their homework.

      You and I and every writer who does it right have job security.

  2. Paula Hendrickson Avatar
    Paula Hendrickson
    August 10, 2021

    Crazy.

    I thought it was odd when my neighbor was working on her mammoth capstone paper asked if I knew of any apps that scan documents for plagiarism. In her case, her professor didn’t want students quoting too heavily from their textbooks, but to interpret it (which was cited) in their own words. She wanted to make sure her interpretations weren’t too close to the original source.

    I said, “Sorry. I’ve never needed something like that.”

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    1. lwidmer Avatar
      lwidmer
      August 11, 2021

      That right there, Paula — you never needed it. Because you do it right.

      I can understand the need of that neighbor since the professor is looking for some indication that students understand what they’re reading, not just parroting it back.

      Professional writers shouldn’t need it. I don’t know any instance in which a writer would need it. Well, except in the case of trying to get away with plagiarism.

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