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Azur
It sounds to me as if you made a good decision.
posted by
bel_1965
on August 13, 2006 at 7:49 PM
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Azur; You don't sound arrogant. You sound professional.
posted by
johnmacnab
on August 13, 2006 at 5:24 PM
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You were right to turn down the job
working for a cheap "mother" would offer a lousy payoff in any way that counts. Besides, if he goes on the cheap with canned, rehashed stuff, his venture will fail and his writers will never collect even the tiny dollars he offered.
posted by
Pat_B
on August 13, 2006 at 10:38 AM
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Integrity is the definition of your work and inevitably that'll stand for
itself.
posted by
Cringe
on August 13, 2006 at 7:21 AM
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I meant "nascent", sorry
posted by
majroj
on August 12, 2006 at 9:03 PM
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The bull's-eye for nacent writers is this:
The word rate was low by professional standards but they guy told me the work would be regular. I told him that other regular outlets pay more and that if I was busy writing for him that I would not have time to write for them.
How many of us would perhaps get a better start if they wrote this down?
Reminds me of "We lose a little on every sale, but we make up for it in volume".
posted by
majroj
on August 12, 2006 at 9:02 PM
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Azur
Yes, there's nothing worse than selling one's talent for less than it's worth. Sometimes I repaired printing equipment with only the thought of feeding the children in my head and some clients played with that.
posted by
WileyJohn
on August 12, 2006 at 8:10 PM
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Azur, At least you know what you are comfortable with or not, and you are not afraid to speak your mind. Some people are to wishy-washy to stand up for themselves.
posted by
TAPS.
on August 12, 2006 at 8:08 PM
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I wouldn't expect anything else of you.
Keep the flag flying high.
posted by
word.smith
on August 12, 2006 at 8:07 PM
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You're right. Gluesticks are messy. Guard your reputation for quality work.
(B)
posted by
A-and-B
on August 12, 2006 at 7:34 PM
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Azur,
I admire your high standards, for what it's worth. Thanks. I believe you set a fine example. :)
posted by
BlackPearl1
on August 12, 2006 at 7:18 PM
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azur--
the sad thing is that there will be hundreds if not thousands of people willing to take the cut-and-paste cheap work. In the end, this kind of work is detrimental to everyone who is or aspires to be a writer.
posted by
Julia.
on August 12, 2006 at 6:20 PM
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Azur
I'm sorry this wasn't challenging enough for you. Perhaps next time.
posted by
avant-garde
on August 12, 2006 at 6:18 PM
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Azur, it sounds like you did right to make that call,
If you're not comfortable with the standards of the magazine, then it will weigh on you. Amazing that even an editor doesn't value good writing. Three 2,000 word pieces on a subject that you don't even find interesting would be a hard job.
posted by
Blanche.
on August 12, 2006 at 4:23 PM
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