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Re: how much to bill?

Title: Re: [GWL] how much to bill?
Graham, doesn't it make you wonder how people think?  If I were to ask the butcher for a pound of meat and then after he had weighed it out, asked for another quarter pound, would he accept payment for only a pound?  Why in the world don't these people realize that this is how we earn our livings?

A thought for you -- Since the magazine asked  for an additional 400 words and you put in the time and effort to write an additional 400 words, aren't they obligated to pay you for 1400 words even though they decided not to use them all?

Nan



I have recently had this situation - for real.

The magazine commissioned 1000 words, with payment by the word. While I was working on the piece they decided to give the piece more space and wanted 1400 words so I sent in an extended piece. It never occured to me that they would do anything but pay the same 'word' rate for the longer piece. But it turned out that they wanted to pay the same total for 1400 words as they would have paid for 1000. Isn't that outrageous? After some awkward exchanges they decided to cut the feature back to 1000 words and pay me for 1000 words.

When the piece appears (and, Nan, surely they'll send you a copy of the printed work so you can count the words yourself) I'll be counting the words and if they stray too far over the 1000, they'll get an extra bill.

But the result, of course, is a soured relationship.
Graham Rice


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