Month: July 2009
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Writing for love or money? They aren’t mutually exclusive
Here are some follow-up thoughts on my post about why writers should not write for free. Some readers may be wondering if I am saying that you should never write anything without getting paid for it. That actually is not what I’m saying at all, but let me clarify. What if you just really love…
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They won’t buy the cow: Why writers should not give away their work
I saw a couple of posts on this subject on the World in the Satin Bag, and the subject of whether writers should give away their work for free is a perennial debate. So in case anyone cares, here are my two cents’ on the subject. I was a working writer for 9 years. By…