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With not being paid on a monthly or weekly basis as a freelance writer. Like some submissions take up to 3-6 months just to receive a response. How do you cope?
I write for businesses instead of magazines. The pay's more regular (and pay is on submission -- no waiting months on end for publication before you get a check).
Yeah, me too. I seriously can't imagine what it's like to constantly wait for things to get published before I get paid. But that's not a helpful answer.
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With not being paid on a monthly or weekly basis as a freelance writer. Like some submissions take up to 3-6 months just to receive a response. How do you cope?
With not being paid on a monthly or weekly basis as a freelance writer. Like some submissions take up to 3-6 months just to receive a response. How do you cope?
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Every publication I worked for paid upon publication. I know that can be hard, but if you are really doing this and treating it like a job, it will get easier and your income more stable. . Good luck!
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Every publication I worked for paid upon publication. I know that can be hard, but if you are really doing this and treating it like a job, it will get easier and your income more stable. . Good luck!
I write for businesses instead of magazines.
This. I invoice on 14 day terms. If I think they might be sketchy, I will ask for part payment up front.
Why would you do that? Writing for pay on pub markets is not treating freelance writing as a job. There are thousands of pay on acceptance markets out there, and pay on pub should never, ever be one of your primary markets. Pay pub markets are for reprints, or for getting paid pennies...