From ENWorld: A publisher looks for freelancers willing to work for 1c/word. Malcolm Sheppard (eyebeams) calls bullshit. Thank you, Malcolm!
My own hunch is that if a freelance deal is already paying this bad, why not just go DIY or pure amateur, at least until you can find someone willing to pay a fair wage? But I’ll admit I’ve got no experience freelancing myself, and merely don’t like seeing people screwed.
March 12th, 2006 at 1:00 am
Wow, that’s seriously bullshit. I like the way they tried to dress it up in “professionalism” to justify it.
March 18th, 2006 at 2:57 am
I agree with Malcolm. Damn, that feels strange.
Frankly, writers shouldn’t get out of bed for under .05/word. Writing for less than that isn’t worth the calories.
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–Ben