If other professions were paid like writers…
Here’s a funny CraigsList posting that mocks the way writers are paid. Looking at CraigsList every day for freelance writing stuff, there’s always dozens of posts that “don’t pay, but you get great exposure!” As if real magazines are impressed by your unpaid credentials.
Excerpt:
AWESOME OPPORTUNITY FOR ELECTRIC COMPANY!
Do you make electricity?? Are you just dying to share it with others??
We are looking to start up the electrical grid for our new community. If you’d like to contribute some kilowattage while getting to know a great group of people who value natural living, nudity and goats, please send a backhoe, poles and powerlines to Rural Route 67, Scrub Brush Springs. All submissions considered.
(No pay.)