Writing for Writing Publications: Do you want fries with that? By E.D. Easley Part 1 of 2

Published on March 7, 2007

Writers writing for writing e-zines have long known they’ll probably never retire in that market.
They come to expect low pay. “You’ll never get rich writing for us,” one e-zine acknowledged in its guidelines, “but you’ll get great exposure.”
Maybe the exposure is worth it. Almost all the writing e-zines are distributed to large audiences of other writers, but they also go to agents, editors and publishers…

Add A “Publish-By-Or-Pay” Clause To Your “Pays On Publication” Contracts

Published on March 7, 2007

Angela,
A publication pays upon publication. Now, it could be months before they publish the piece…but in the meantime, they don’t pay the writer, but have yet to publish the work after three or so months.
Is the pub considered a deadbeat in your view ONLY IF they publish the work and don’t pay?
Please advise.
Roy

Chameleon: Selling The Screenplay, Writing The Novel By Richard Hains

Published on March 7, 2007

Chameleon actually began life as a screenplay and, once finished after four years of development, I decided to write the novel around it as I felt that this was the best way of ultimately getting the film made. The novel quickly developed its own life, style and structure and, after a further five years, I successfully published the book. I am now in the process of aggressively marketing the book in the USA.

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