Okay. I love Harlan Ellison. A writer. Just saw this clip on a Association of Women Journalists (AWJ) colleague's site -- http://annatarkov.posterous.com/pay-the-writer
I've also copied the video here.
Harlan is right.
Why should writers give away their product for free? We shouldn't. But the uninformed, those of us just starting out perhaps feel the exposure offered by writing for free is worth it. That decision is up to the individual, of course. But as I've seen in job ads more lately than not, you can't expect someone to write a nearly 1,000 word article -- and all the prep, energy and effort that takes for $20, and expect to get the best product.
At least, not from me.
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