Hey how is everyone on the board? Been a while since I've been around. Lately I've been running into a bit of trouble with a particular client on a project that I had to leave and thought I might leave this up to the general consensus for advice what I should pursue next.
Last month, I was contracted to do a three-part piece for a larger English-language Korean news publication. Part one hits some rocks but was delivered on November 22nd. However, part two ended with a disagreement with the editor-in-chief just hours before publication. After debating back and forth about how to pursue the rest of the series, agreements couldn't be made about the story and I decided to walk out on the editor. I also had not be paid for for the first article despite it already been delivered.
He's already been provided an invoice for the first piece (we were working on an informal contract with details laid out in the email), but now that it's about to go into the due date and considering how to deal with this person. The editor has been somewhat erratic since the project outset and I have a feeling he doesn't want to pay.
Any advice what to do? Go after the money? Get the first piece pulled somehow? I'm a member of the Authors Guild so I do have option of getting some legal assistance.
Thanks in advance!
Last month, I was contracted to do a three-part piece for a larger English-language Korean news publication. Part one hits some rocks but was delivered on November 22nd. However, part two ended with a disagreement with the editor-in-chief just hours before publication. After debating back and forth about how to pursue the rest of the series, agreements couldn't be made about the story and I decided to walk out on the editor. I also had not be paid for for the first article despite it already been delivered.
He's already been provided an invoice for the first piece (we were working on an informal contract with details laid out in the email), but now that it's about to go into the due date and considering how to deal with this person. The editor has been somewhat erratic since the project outset and I have a feeling he doesn't want to pay.
Any advice what to do? Go after the money? Get the first piece pulled somehow? I'm a member of the Authors Guild so I do have option of getting some legal assistance.
Thanks in advance!
