tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8561444827410814506.post7102342663958152304..comments2022-10-31T01:21:56.579-07:00Comments on Oh look! Shiny!: Writing ain't freeJ. Allen Fielderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06920484225984950584noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8561444827410814506.post-30956660212671651232010-09-14T20:30:45.026-07:002010-09-14T20:30:45.026-07:00The plumber always gets exposure. Directly on his...The plumber always gets exposure. Directly on his ass crack.<br /><br />I think it's okay to write for free for yourself or because you want to, but for someone to ask for it, um, a little tacky.Megan Bostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811715491350987530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8561444827410814506.post-39214937636796005912010-09-14T08:39:07.502-07:002010-09-14T08:39:07.502-07:00Thanks, though I may be in the minority with my op...Thanks, though I may be in the minority with my opinion. <br /><br />When I started out, I was in the camp of "get my name out there, and money will come later." Bylines and credits are very enticing lures. I was fortunate (or maybe not) earlier on to meet a very successful short fiction writer who explained to me that by working for free I devalue that entire market, not just myself. <br /><br />It took me time to see it his way, as I still got giddy over contributor's copies and seeing my name in lights. However, once I got that first check, I realized that I like money. Over the years, I've had thousands of bylines with fiction, nonfiction, newspapers, and magazines. I don't NEED to see my name, but I still NEED money. <br /><br />The root of all evil, it never changes.J. Allen Fielderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06920484225984950584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8561444827410814506.post-91415349848039389832010-09-14T07:31:44.979-07:002010-09-14T07:31:44.979-07:00:) I concur.:) I concur.Tracy Walshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558572080464012811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8561444827410814506.post-85767788385807902512010-09-14T06:44:17.100-07:002010-09-14T06:44:17.100-07:00For so, so many years, I wrote exactly as you'...For so, so many years, I wrote exactly as you're suggesting. Then I began to consider it, possibly, as my "gift" to the world with no money attached. But NOW, having gotten involved with this New Age thing called Money Manifestation, I believe you're entirely correct. I'm writing for money. I want money. Thanks, Jeff. Good post.Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03418253504761029445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8561444827410814506.post-86414718082277608832010-09-13T11:32:38.407-07:002010-09-13T11:32:38.407-07:00But at least you'll get your sink fixed, right...But at least you'll get your sink fixed, right?J. Allen Fielderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06920484225984950584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8561444827410814506.post-30340109750765407752010-09-13T10:59:24.789-07:002010-09-13T10:59:24.789-07:00hmmm, now that you mention it, Im going to try tha...hmmm, now that you mention it, Im going to try that because it seems hysterically funny. I'm gonna call my plumber and ask him to fix my toilet for exposure. :)<br /><br />er, or maybe he'll take that wrong.gae polisnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10491813685110351809noreply@blogger.com