Hi everyone!
I'm in the process of getting commitments for interview subjects for a NF collection of first-person experiences, and have a question about normal practice and etiquette.
I'll be interviewing them either in person or by phone, transcribing the interviews and editing them into a coherent first-person account. The first-person recollections will comprise the bulk of the text,and I'll also write an introductory paragraph or two, putting their story into context. These are regular folks, not industry experts or celebrities.
Obviously, they'll get a copy or two *when it's published (
), but I don't know if they would expect a contributor's stipend, similar to the $200 per submission payment offered by the Chicken Soup folks.
What say all y'all? Thanks so much!
I'm in the process of getting commitments for interview subjects for a NF collection of first-person experiences, and have a question about normal practice and etiquette.
I'll be interviewing them either in person or by phone, transcribing the interviews and editing them into a coherent first-person account. The first-person recollections will comprise the bulk of the text,and I'll also write an introductory paragraph or two, putting their story into context. These are regular folks, not industry experts or celebrities.
Obviously, they'll get a copy or two *when it's published (
), but I don't know if they would expect a contributor's stipend, similar to the $200 per submission payment offered by the Chicken Soup folks. What say all y'all? Thanks so much!
