Comments on: And the Sourpuss Award Goes to…

By: Lee

Lee — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:23:59 +0000

“This woman appears to be having a difficult time securing writing assignments at the rate she believes she’s worth.”

Nailed it.

Thanks for such an entertaining post!

By: Krista

Krista — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:21:59 +0000

I love this post! So funny – I cannot wrap my head around someone telling you that they “Wish you would stop” that is the silliest thing I ever heard.

Writing for residual earnings is one of the best kept secrets because the “real” writers out there just don’t want to put in the time.

I remember my husband sort of snickering at me when I first started because, really, earning ten cents a day is nothing to brag about (but I bragged anyway) but now that I am making quite a bit more my husband has sat up and taken notice. He will regularly ask “How much money did you make today?”

I think residual income is a like a gift. I wake up every morning excited to see what the previous days earnings are. It is fun and a way to become self employed (eventually) so why not do it?
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By: Alina Bradford

Alina Bradford — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 16:13:50 +0000

I feel for ya. I’ve gotten emails like that one, too. Saying that she’s trying to better you is like saying, “No offense.” People who start with that usually are trying to cover their tracks for being downright rude.
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By: Shannon

Shannon — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:37:11 +0000

In my humble opinion, Felicia, your ‘sourpuss’ correspondent has coping issues with the vastly different world of freelance writing in the Digital Age. 1978?!? That old-school thinking just doesn’t apply now.

I know someone who writes occasionally for major publications (print media) for upwards of $150 per article, but she also writes for sites on the Internet that pay residual income … and she certainly doesn’t turn up her nose at the latter. As a matter of fact, she often complains about the slowness of getting paid when she writes for print magazines and newspapers.

I wrote several articles for an NYC newspaper last spring and, in June, they folded … so I didn’t get paid at all! That never happens with Suite 101 or eHow. Personally, I’d much rather get a few bucks per month, per article, and let those articles continue to produce unlimited income over time.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:23:23 +0000

Hey, just thought I’d chime in here…I really think DS and others have figured out how much writers like to work and get paid. If you are established, it’s true that you command more (I was established, sort of, once) but you **still**come up with assignments, track down assignments, write, invoice, wait, wait, wait, get paid (maybe). DS, I just pick 10 assignments, write, get paid, do it again…it is so simple. I find the editors 90% easy to deal with. Whatever. I think, again, these places understand working writers better than we think they do. I like to write. I like to get paid.

Also, when I did have a print magazine, I thought of the idea of paying “revenue share” but couldn’t quite wrap my brain around how to make it work…I think it is a brilliant idea. So many writers don’t understand the concept of how publishers earn money…

I hope this isn’t a rant.

I love this blog : )

Thanks, Felicia!

Wendy
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