Why must you set such impossible deadlines only to hold my articles hostage instead publishing them as planned? Why, four months later, do you request a rewrite instead of asking for the type of article that you wanted from the beginning? Thanks to your lack of editorial planning, half of the things said in the original article are no longer true (after all, it was supposed to be published four months ago). Once I fulfill my writerly obligations to you and collect my check, I will be moving onto other projects. I hope that when you find a new writer to fill my shoes that you actually communicate with her instead of jerking her around.
Sayonara,
Writer Girl
October 29, 2007 at 2:50 pm |
This scenario is why I don’t like signing “pay on publication” contracts. You could, however, argue successfully that the contract obligation was long-ago fulfilled and that Editor owes you a check pronto. I’m sorry, Writer Girl. This is a person for whom none of us should ever work.
Frump to the stinky Editor!
October 30, 2007 at 2:48 am |
Well, (very time-consuming) lesson learned.