Published on November 3, 2004
Just wanted to congratulate you on the wonderful article you wrote for fundsforwriters.com about writers getting paid. Bravo! Besides being a NY Times best selling author, I am also a media coach and am constantly telling my clients "if it doesn't make dollars, it doesn't make sense!" …
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Published on September 8, 2004
Thank you for your article on non-paying writing publications. As a newsletter editor myself for over four years, I've managed to find the funds to pay the writers who contribute to my publications even when it put me financially in the red back in the beginning. I am ever amazed at how little writers pay writers. I keep a list of writing newsletters and websites that accept submissions, and I feel I've hit the jackpot when a publication pays more than $20. I am dumbfounded at what some of the major newsletters pay with editors bragging about their own successes. Thanks for preaching the mantra of "do not write for free." (For your information...I pay writers $30 for 500-700 word articles.) C. Hope Clark https://www.fundsforwriters.com Editor's Note: Hope Clark isn't the only one who's noticed this trend. Read today's Feature Article, To Pay or Not to Pay...Fellow Writers. …
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Published on August 11, 2004
I am writing to thank you for the article you have posted on Writer's Weekly titled How to Deal with Online Media Pirates by Alicia Karen Elkins. A couple of weeks ago I googled myself to see what might show up. Was I surprised when two articles were listed that I had no idea were posted. One I had submitted almost a year before and the other one I had never submitted. While both sites gave me credit for having written the articles, neither had contacted me for permission or payment. I read WritersWeekly.com every week and remembered reading this article. I promptly printed it up and started following the steps Alicia suggests for getting paid. It worked!! I received checks from both sites. I never had to get ugly or threatening, I just firmly demanded payment and it came through (after about three weeks). Thank you for keeping valuable articles like this on your site. It really helped this freelancer and probably many more. Best regards, Martha Miller …
Published on August 2, 2004
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Published on July 28, 2004
I was reading about the person who had a question about Trade Electronics in the writers forum. It's bad enough that people get ripped off by doing extensive hard work for publications tgat don't print the articles or pay what the writer is owed. But something even worse, I believe, could also happen. …
Published on July 21, 2004
We're officially "on vacation" this week. You can follow our adventures at https://www.WirelessTrips.com. Letters will return next week. …
Published on July 14, 2004
Angela, I have to say this creative and most amusing story was wonderful and shed a few laughs today! Thank You! Also, I wanted to let you know that https://www.espiritholdingsllc.com had well over 1000 visits from WritersWeekly.com last week. Hopefully, the word has gotten out enough to branch out to anyone involved. Again, thank you! -Christine …
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Published on June 23, 2004
~Not All Bookstore Managers are Jerks...~ Hi Angela, et al, I just wanted to say I agree with you whole heartedly that the bookstore manager was out of line. However, I would like to say that not all bookstores and their employees would react in such a manner. I am a writer and also have worked in a very fine independent bookstore. We pour our entire souls into our shop. It is also imperative we have a very good working, friendly relationship with the authors we host for signings as well as all of our customers. We would never have treated an author or anyone with such disrespect. I hope that gentleman will be reprimanded by the bookstore owner for his very rude behavior. At our shop, we have always taken pride in ordering more than enough books well within the time frame of the signing as well as doing as much marketing as possible via media, word of mouth, flyers, etc. So I hope your briefing on your experience did not sour your reader's perspective of bookstores in general, especially independent stores, who have to work very hard to maintain their business. As a business owner yourself, I'm sure you could agree. Thanks very much for your time. Sincerely, Kristen S. Bookseller Emeritus, Bookends Bookstore, Bay St. Louis, MS. …
Published on June 16, 2004
~Got a Gig From Writersweekly~ Angela, I responded to a brief freelance ad on your site last October or November. It's a long story, but I ended up with two permanent writing/editing positions and enough freelance work to put me near six figures during the year. Thanks. I still check your site, even though I can't take on any more assignments. -JB …
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Hey Angela, Just thought you'd like to know that I got three writing assignments from your newsletter this week. Your website is great. I'm recomending it to everyone. Dave …
Published on May 5, 2004
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