Thank you all for joining me over at my new blog. I hope you like the new look. I decieded to move the "My Invisible Husband" blog over here. It'll still have the same flair, I hope. I hope you participate in the discussions. All opinions are welcome.
Now on to today's rant. Over the weekend I received a request asking me if I would like to submit my poetry to "their" site. Cool, no big deal. I'm a writer and although it's not a paying gig, I don't mind sharing my poems every now and then. The only condition I gave the person was, "use my byline" (which doesn't cost a thing). I was shocked that the person felt like I was demanding because I requested that my byline be used along with my poem. I had to read their email twice but to make a long story short, I told them I didn't have time to go back and forth on the issue and that I would pass.
I'm ranting about it because why do people always expect writers to do things for free? If I was a singer, you wouldn't ask me to do a concert for free (although for charity I would). So if I say I will let you use my poem for free, why complain because I asked you to add a short 2 sentence bio to go with it. Don't make sense to me.
I was trying to decide on what my topic would be this month over at www.blogginginblack.com, but thanks to the person, I now have a topic. This post will be expanded on the 9th over at Blogging in Black.
In the meantime, do you have some "Oh no they didn't" moments?
Now on to today's rant. Over the weekend I received a request asking me if I would like to submit my poetry to "their" site. Cool, no big deal. I'm a writer and although it's not a paying gig, I don't mind sharing my poems every now and then. The only condition I gave the person was, "use my byline" (which doesn't cost a thing). I was shocked that the person felt like I was demanding because I requested that my byline be used along with my poem. I had to read their email twice but to make a long story short, I told them I didn't have time to go back and forth on the issue and that I would pass.
I'm ranting about it because why do people always expect writers to do things for free? If I was a singer, you wouldn't ask me to do a concert for free (although for charity I would). So if I say I will let you use my poem for free, why complain because I asked you to add a short 2 sentence bio to go with it. Don't make sense to me.
I was trying to decide on what my topic would be this month over at www.blogginginblack.com, but thanks to the person, I now have a topic. This post will be expanded on the 9th over at Blogging in Black.
In the meantime, do you have some "Oh no they didn't" moments?
3 Comments:
Wow, I know the feeling. People want everything for free and you can't even get a book sale out of the deal. You can't eat thank you. I keep telling people that. I guess I'm ranting too.
Wow!!! I love the new look. It's so chocolaty. Yummm . . . LOL Now, I need to go update this link. ;-)
PrincessDominique, sometimes it just helps to know you're not going through something alone.
Yolanda, thanks for checking out the new spot.
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